"Van" meaning in Turkish

See Van in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈvan/, [ˈvɑn] Audio: LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Van.wav
Etymology: Etymology tree Middle Armenian Վան (Van)der. Ottoman Turkish وان (Van) Turkish Van Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van). Etymology templates: {{ety|tr|:inh|ota:وان|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle Armenian Վան (Van)der. Ottoman Turkish وان (Van) Turkish Van [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle Armenian", "term" : "Վան", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "axm" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ottoman Turkish", "term" : "وان", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ota" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Turkish", "term" : "Van", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tr" }" data-lang="tr" data-title="Van"> Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van)., {{ety|tr|:inh|ota:وان|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle Armenian Վան (Van)der. Ottoman Turkish وان (Van) Turkish Van Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van). Head templates: {{head|tr|proper noun|head=}} Van, {{tr-proper noun}} Van Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Van [nominative, singular], Vanlar [nominative, plural], Van'ı [accusative, definite, singular], Vanları [accusative, definite, plural], Van'a [dative, singular], Vanlara [dative, plural], Van'da [locative, singular], Vanlarda [locative, plural], Van'dan [ablative, singular], Vanlardan [ablative, plural], Van'ın [genitive, singular], Vanların [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Van'ım [first-person, possessed-single, possessive, singular], Vanlarım [first-person, possessed-many, possessive, singular], Van'ın [possessed-single, possessive, second-person, singular], Vanların [possessed-many, possessive, second-person, singular], Van'ı [possessed-single, possessive, singular, third-person], Vanları [possessed-many, possessive, singular, third-person], Van'ımız [first-person, plural, possessed-single, possessive], Vanlarımız [first-person, plural, possessed-many, possessive], Van'ınız [plural, possessed-single, possessive, second-person], Vanlarınız [plural, possessed-many, possessive, second-person], Van'ı [plural, possessed-single, possessive, third-person], Vanları [plural, possessed-single, possessive, third-person], Vanları [plural, possessed-many, possessive, third-person]
  1. Van (a province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority) Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey
    Sense id: en-Van-tr-name-qs7Il1eW Categories (other): Van Province, Turkey
  2. Van (a city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake) Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Cities in Van Province, Turkey, Places in Turkey, Places in Van Province, Turkey
    Sense id: en-Van-tr-name-yDJLLjHX Categories (other): Provincial capitals of Turkey, Turkish entries with etymology texts, Turkish entries with etymology trees, Turkish entries with etymon, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with etymology texts: 39 61 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with etymology trees: 39 61 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with etymon: 36 64 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Vanlı
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        "tr:Places in Turkey",
        "tr:Places in Van Province, Turkey",
        "tr:Provincial capitals of Turkey"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Van (a city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake)"
      ],
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          "Van#English:_Q83061"
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "Van#English"
        ],
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          "Turkey",
          "Turkey#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɑn]"
    },
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  ],
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}

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