başlık

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish باشلق (başlık), equivalent to baş (“head”) +‎ -lık.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɑʃ.ɫɯk/
  • Hyphenation: baş‧lık

Noun

başlık (definite accusative başlığı, plural başlıklar)

  1. hat
    Synonym: şapka
  2. Property or payment given by a husband to the wife’s family at the time of marriage, dowry, or bride price.
    Synonyms: (regional) kalın, çeyiz
  3. title, header, letterhead
    Synonym: antet

Descendants
  • → Armenian: պաշլըխ (pašləx), բաշլըղ (bašləġ)
  • → Egyptian Arabic: باشلق (bāšliq)
  • → Russian: башлы́к (bašlýk)

Further reading
  • “başlık”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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