kılavuz

Etymology
From, from , from an extinct Central Asiatic.

Noun

 * 1) a guide, in the plain general or abstract sense
 * 2) a guide, who leads on the way, particularly someone who knows the terrain of a country and thus can guide an army
 * 3) guide book, manual
 * 4) leader, commander
 * 5)  pilot (a person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast)
 * 6) someone who procures an affair as an intermediate, who makes enquiries etc., such as a matchmaker to report upon a proposed bride on the part of a suitor