pasha

Meanings

1. A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.
2. The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae.

1. A high rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitaries, and others.

1. A surname.
2. A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Па́ша (Páša).

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاشا (pāšā) (Turkish paşa); this either from Persian پادشاه (pâdšâh, “padishah, king”), or from Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”), or from Ottoman Turkish بچه (beççe, “male offspring”), this in turn from Persian بچّه (bačče). Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”) + آغا (ağa, “master”) has also been proposed as etymon.