ویوده

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• ویوودا, ویووده (voyvoda, vayvoda)

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.

Noun

ویوده • (voyvoda, vayvoda)

1. voivode
2. prince, governor
3. chief, commander

Descendants

• Turkish: voyvoda, vayvoda

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ویووده”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1319
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “voyvoda”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ویوده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2153