كتخدا
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- كهیا (kâhya), كایها (kahya)
Etymology
From Persian [Term?].
Noun
كتخدا • (kethüda)
- "a steward in a great man's household, also a manager in a farm or estate"[1]; majordomo
References
- ingilizce.cagdassozluk.com
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “kâhya”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “كتخدا”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2581
- Mallouf, Nassif (1867), “كتخدا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 1075