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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اونباشی (onbaşı), equivalent to on (“ten”) + baş (“leader”).
Noun
onbaşı (definite accusative onbaşını, plural onbaşılar)
- (military) corporal
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN