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Gagauz
Etymology
Apparently combines the Turkic root baş(i) (“head”) and the (originally Mongol, widely adopted) polyvalent title Kan.
Noun
başkan
- Title of the governor of the Gagauz-Yeri Autonomous Region (since 19 June 1995) within independent Moldova.
Further reading
Turkish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣 (bašɣan, “leader”), itself from Proto-Turkic .
Pronunciation
Noun
başkan (definite accusative başkanı, plural başkanlar)
- president
- mayor
- chairman
Declension
Derived terms