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pasha

/pəˈʃɒ/puh-SHO
/pəˈʃɑ/puh-SHAH

Meaningguardian king

Common meaning: a high Turkish official

Journey through time

  1. Persianpadshah‘an emperor’source
  2. Persianmeaning shiftsan emperor → a governorbasha‘a governor’source
  3. Early English spellingbashawsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa governor → a high Turkish officialpasha‘a high Turkish official’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Persian padshah ‘guardian king’.

Roots

  • padshah Persian “guardian king”

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