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Gender Masculine
Usage Turkish
Pronounced Pron. behk-TASH  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsBektash

Meaning & History

Means "sturdy stone" from Turkish pek meaning "hard, firm, solid" and taş meaning "stone, rock". Alternately it may be from Old Turkish beŋdeş meaning "equal, peer".
Added 11/14/2016 by HL
Edited 4/20/2020 by HL


See Also

User submission Bektas