başlanğıc

Possibly from Ottoman Turkish باشلانغیج‎ (başlangıc). Related to Azerbaijani başlamaq (“to begin”).

• IPA^(key): [bɑʃɫɑnˈɣɯd͡ʒ], [bɑʃɫɑnˈɣɯd͡z]
• IPA^(key): [bɑʃtɑnˈɣɯd͡ʒ], [bɑʃtɑnˈɣɯd͡z]

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• Hyphenation: baş‧lan‧ğıc

başlanğıc (definite accusative başlanğıcı, plural başlanğıclar)

1. beginning (the initial portion of some extended thing)

   küçənin başlanğıcı ― beginning of street

   Kür çayın başlanğıcı ― beginning of the Kura river

   Synonym: baş

2. beginning (commencement of an action, state, or space of time etc.)

   işin başlanğıcı ― beginning of the work

   dərs ilinin başlanğıcı ― beginning of the school year

   bir başlanğıc olaraq ― to begin with

   Synonyms: əvvəl, ibtida

   Antonyms: son, axır

3. introduction (an initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material)

   Synonyms: giriş, müqəddimə

   Antonym: sözardı

4. opening (the initial part of a literary work which introduces the plot)

başlanğıc

1. initial, first, primary

   Synonyms: ilkin, ibtidai

2. introductory

   Synonym: giriş