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Albanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بلوك باشی (bölük başı, “captain of the Janissaries; sergeant of police”).[1]
Noun
bylykbash m (definite bylykbashë) (historical)
- commander of a bylyk
- Ottoman military officer responsible for maintaining public order
References
- ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “bylykbash”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 94