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Turkish
Etymology
Neologism, coined as part of Atatürk’s language reforms, from the locative önde of ön (“front”) + -r, with the form probably also influenced by the earlier loan lider or by the Persian suffix ـدار (-dâr), compare Turkish dindar.
Pronunciation
Noun
önder (definite accusative önderi, plural önderler)
- leader
- Synonym: lider
1934 November 26, Ismet Inonu, quotee, “Ulu Önderin soy adları”, in Hakkın Sesi, page 1:Düşündük ki soy adı kanunu tatbik olunurken Büyuk Önderin taşiyacağı adı tayin Büyük meclisin borcudur. Bu kanunla Atatürk adını teklif ediyoruz.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “önder”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Lewis, Geoffrey (1999) The Turkish Language Reform: A Catastrophic Success, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, page 123
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