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Name Ketboga
Gender Masculine
Usage Medieval Turkic
Pronounced Pron. Ketbogha
Other Forms FormsKıtbogha , Kitbugha ,Ketboğa
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Meaning & History
Ketboga/Ketboğa is actually composed of two words Ket and Boğa. First one is Ket-/Kıt- verb which means "conquering, defeating" and Boga/Boğa is clearly Turco-Mongol word for "bull". There are two famous governor and general in history. One is famous Hulagu Khan's general -Noyan in Mongol- Ketboga Noyan other is Al Adil Kitbugha. Pronunciation varies from culture to culture but the etymology is same.