Baščaršija
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Baščaršija (Sarajevo) – Meaning in Turkish & Persian
Call to prayer and church bells at Sarajevo main market Baščaršija, from Turkish baş ‘head, main’ + çarşı ‘market’ from Persian su ‘direction’ and čār ‘4’, compare Bosnian čètiri, Ukrainian čotýry, Lemko štŷry, Latin quattuor, Sanskrit catur, Ancient Greek téssăres, English four.
