سكتوار

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Szigetvár, a compound of sziget (“island”) + vár (“castle”).

Proper noun

سكتوار • (sigetvar)

  1. Szigetvár (a town in Baranya County, Hungary)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Zigetvar
  • → Armenian: Սիկէթվար (Sikētʻvar)

Further reading

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017), “Zigetvar”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 835
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