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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos), possibly a pre-Greek word with Hittite connections.
Proper noun
افس • (efes)
- (historical) Ephesus (a former city in western Anatolia, Turkey)
- (inexact) Synonym of سلچوق (Selçuk), nearby city in Turkey
Descendants
References
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Efes”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 238