Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kavass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kavass
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Turkish armed policeman or courier

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavvas, “guard, sentry”), derived from Arabic قوّاس (qawwās, “archer”), from Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: قواس, قوّاس, قَوْس, ق و س

Inflected Forms

kavasses (plural) cavass (alternative) kavas (alternative)

Questions

What does kavass mean?: A Turkish armed policeman or courier
Where does kavass come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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