بیله‌جك

Ottoman Turkish

Bilecik province

Etymology

An evolution of the original Byzantine Greek name Βηλοκώμη (Bēlokṓmē), probably a compound of Bulgarian бял (bjal, “white”) + -о- + Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē, “village”). It should be assumed that this was one of the Serbian settlements in this region, since the original Greek name would have produced a form like Vilegüme or Veligöme in Turkish.

Proper noun

بیله‌جك • (bilecik)

1. Bilecik (a city and province in East Marmara region, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Bilecik
• → Armenian: Պիլէճիք (Pilēčikʻ)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Bilecik”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Bilecik”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 121