قواله

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Καβάλα (Kavála).

Proper noun

قواله • (Kavala)

  1. Kavala (a city in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece).

Descendants
  • Turkish: Kavala
  • → Armenian: Գավալա (Gavala)

Further reading
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Kavala”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 438
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