Alakaya
Turkish
Etymology
By surface analysis, ala (“multicolored, pied”) + kaya (“rock; cliff, precipice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɫa.kaˈja/
Proper noun
Alakaya
- a village in Araç district, Kastamonu Province, Turkey
- Synonym: Dırvana (historical)
- a neighbourhood in Çaldıran district, Van Province, Turkey
- Synonym: Giresor (historical)
- a neighbourhood in İznik district, Bursa Province, Turkey
Derived terms
- Alakayalı
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Alakaya”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)