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kaymakam

/kʌɪməˈkɑːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kay-makam
IPA
/kʌɪməˈkɑːm/
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly

noun

A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly

noun

A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly

noun

A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly

noun

A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly

noun

A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly

noun

A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قایمقام (kaymakam), from Arabic مَقَام قَائِم (qāʔim maqām, “stand in”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: قایمقام, مَقَام, ق و م

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /kʌɪməˈkɑːm/

Inflected Forms

kaymakams (plural) qaimaqam (alternative) qaim maqam (alternative) kaimakam (alternative) kaimacon (alternative) kaimacan (alternative) kaimakan (alternative) kaimacham (alternative) kaimacam (alternative) caimacon (alternative) caimacan (alternative) caimakan (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

kaymaˈkamlik wali sanjakbey mutasarrif mudir kaza kaymakamlik

Synonyms

sanjakbey during the mid-19th century

Questions

How do you pronounce kaymakam?
The recorded pronunciation is /kʌɪməˈkɑːm/.
What does kaymakam mean?
A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly
Where does kaymakam come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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