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kaza

/ˈkaza/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
kaza
IPA
/ˈkaza/
17
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subdistrict, particularly (historical) a third-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قضا (kaza, “division of a sanjak”), from Arabic قَضَاء (qaḍāʔ, “jurisdiction, court circuit”), from قَضَى (qaḍā, “to decide, to judge”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: قضا, قَضَاء, ق ض ي

Inflected Forms

kazas (plural) caza (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

qadi cadi alcalde vilayet sanjak nahiyah kaymakam

Synonyms

kaymakamlik

Questions

How do you pronounce kaza?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaza/.
What does kaza mean?
A subdistrict, particularly (historical) a third-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire.
Where does kaza come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce kaza

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