بكرش

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Romanian București, from Bucur + -ești (“patronymic suffix”).

Proper noun

بكرش • (Bükreş)

  1. Bucharest (the capital city of Romania)

Descendants
  • Turkish: Bükreş
  • → Armenian: Պուքրեշ (Pukʻreš)

References
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Bükreş”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 140
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