balyoz

See also: Balyoz

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بالیوز‎ (balyoz, “title of the Venetian ambassador to the Sublime Porte; title of any European envoy”), from Venetian bailo (“title of a Venetian ambassador”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɑːlˈjoːz/

Noun

balyoz m or f

  1. ambassador (minister)

Turkish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɑɫ.joz/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ottoman Turkish بالیوس‎ (balyos).

Noun

balyoz

  1. (obsolete) European envoy

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish واریوس‎ (varyos), which derives from Greek βαρειός (vareiós).

Noun

balyoz

  1. sledgehammer
Alternative forms
  • baryöz, varyoz, varyos

References
  • Tietze, Andreas (2021), “balyoz II”, in Emine Yılmaz and Nurettin Demir, editors, Tarihi ve Etimolojik Türkiye Türkçesi Lügati [Historical and Etymological Dictionary of Turkish] (in Turkish), volume II, 2nd edition, Ankara: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi, page 468
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