Hyphenation
colo·nel gen·er·alTurkish pronunciation
kırnıl cenrılPronunciation
/ˈkərnəl ˈʤenrəl/ /ˈkɜrnəl ˈʤɛnrəl/
Etymology
[ 'k&r-n&l ] (noun.) 1548. alteration of coronel, from Middle French, modification of Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, colonel, diminutive of colonna column, from Latin columna.