List of English Words of Turkic Origin - A

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Afshar

from Turkic Afshar, "a Turkic tribe living majorly in Kerman province of Iran". A Shiraz rug of coarse weave.

Aga or Agha

from Turkish ağa, a title of rank, especially in Turkey.

Aga Khan

from Turkic agha and khan, the divinely ordained head of the Ismaili branch of Shiism.

Airan

from Turkish ayran

Akbash

from Turkish akbaş, literally "a whitehead"

Akche

from Turkish akçe, also asper, an Ottoman monetary unit consisted of small silver coins.

Akhissar

from Turkish Akhisar, a city in Manisa Province, Turkey near İzmir. A kind of heavy modern carpet made at Akhisar, Turkey.

Altai

from Altay Mountains, range in Central Asia, which is from Turkic-Mongolian altan, meaning "golden". 1. An Asiatic breed of small shaggy sturdy horses. 2. An animal of the Altai breed.

Altilik

from Turkish altılık. A coin, originally of silver and equivalent to 6 piasters, formerly used in Turkey

Araba

(from Arabic: عربة, araba or Turkish: araba ) (also arba or aroba). A horse driven carriage or car.

Arnaut

from Turkish arnavut, "an Albanian". An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, especially an Albanian serving in the Turkish army.

Astrakhan

from Astrakhan, Russia, which is from Tatar or Kazakh hadžitarkhan, or As-tarxan (tarkhan of As or Alans) Karakul of Russian origin or a cloth with a pile resembling karakul.

Atabeg

from Turkic atabeg, from ata, "a father" + beg "a prince".

Atabek

from Turkic, an alternative form of Atabeg.

Ataghan

from Turkish yatağan, an alternative form of Yataghan.

Ataman

from Russian, from South Turkic ataman, "leader of an armed band" : ata, "father" + -man, augmentative suffix.

Aul

from Russian, from Kazan Tatar & Kirghiz.