cellat

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from Persian جلاد‎, from Arabic جَلَّاد‎ (jallād), from verbal root جلد‎ (“to flagellate, whip”).

Noun

cellat (definite accusative cellatı, plural cellatlar)

  1. hangman (executioner)
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