میرآلای

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From میر (mir, leader) +‎ آلای (alay, regiment).

Noun

میرآلای (miralay)

  1. (military) colonel

Descendants

  • Turkish: miralay
  • Armenian: միրալայ (miralay)
  • Romanian: miralai

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “miralay”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “miralay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük