kılavuz
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish قلاغوز (kılağuz), from Old Anatolian Turkish قلاغوز (qulağuz, qulavuz), from an extinct Central Asiatic substrate.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkılavuz (definite accusative kılavuzu, plural kılavuzlar)
- a guide, in the plain general or abstract sense
- a guide, who leads on the way, particularly someone who knows the terrain of a country and thus can guide an army
- guide book, manual
- leader, commander
- (nautical) pilot (a person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast)
- someone who procures an affair as an intermediate, who makes enquiries etc., such as a matchmaker to report upon a proposed bride on the part of a suitor
Declension
editSynonyms
editDerived terms
edit- kılavuzluk (“the function of a guide”)
- kılavuzlamak (“to serve as a guide”)
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