باشلق

Ottoman Turkish

باشلق

Etymology

From باش (baş, head) + ـلق (-lık, -luk).

Noun

باشلق (başlık)

  1. cowl, a hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face
  2. helmet, a hard, protective head covering used in battle
  3. testiere, the complete armour for a horse's head
  4. capital, the usually decorated uppermost part of a column
  5. timber-capital, a truss of a post supporting a beam

Descendants

  • Turkish: başlık
    • Armenian: պաշլըխ (pašləx), բաշլըղ (bašləł)
    • Egyptian Arabic: باشلق (bāšliq)
    • Russian: башлы́к (bašlýk)

Further reading

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