Etymology

Bektash

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Today it means: The founder of the Bektashi Sufi order. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish بَكتاش
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromبَكتاش
  2. English todayBektash

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بَكتاش (Bektâş).

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