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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بیكباشی (biñbaşı), equivalent to bin (“thousand”) + baş (“leader”).
Noun
binbaşı (definite accusative binbaşını, plural binbaşılar)
- (military) major (army rank)
- (military, nautical) commander (navy rank)
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN