آندرین
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
It is recorded in Byzantine Greek as Ανδρείον (Andreíon), because this was the site of the tomb of Andrew Stratelates, who was martyred in this region.
Proper noun
آندرین • (andırın)
- Andırın (a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey)
Descendants
- Turkish: Andırın
- → Armenian: Անտըրըն (Antərən)
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Andırın”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017), “Andırın”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 40