pascià

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاشا‎ (pāšā) (Turkish paşa); this either from Persian پادشاه‎ (pādšāh, “padishah, king”),[1] or from [script needed] (baş, “head”),[2] or from [script needed] (beşe, “boy, prince”), this in turn from Persian بچّه‎ (bačče).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈʃa/, [päʃˈʃä]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: pa‧scià

Noun

pascià m (invariable)

  1. (historical) pasha

References

  1. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "pasha".
  2. ↑ Etymonline.com, s.v. "pasha".
  3. ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “paşa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük.
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