Rocinante a standalone word as well as a suffix. One meaning is "before" or "previously". Another is "in front of". As a suffix, "-ante" in Spanish is adverbial; "rocinante" refers to functioning as, or being, a "rocín". "Rocinante", then, follows Cervantes' pattern using ambiguous, multivalent words, which is common throughout the novel. Rocinante's name, then, signifies his change in status from the "old nag" of before to the "foremost" steed. As Cervantes describes Don Quixote's choice of name: "nombre a su parecer alto, sonoro y significativo de lo que había sido cuando fue rocín, antes de lo que ahora era, que
Keloğlan (fictional character) he always defeats his opponents. In some tales he marries with the daughter of the sultan. . There are some characteristic elements of the tales. Professor Kelime Erdal lists these characteristics as; There are similar fictional characters in other Turkic cultures. Professor Esma Şimşek list these as "Taşza Bala" in Kazakhstan, "Keçel" or "Keçel Yeğen" in Azerbaijan, "Keçeloğlan" among the in Turkmen people of Northern Iraq, "Kelce Batır" in Turkmenistan, "Tazoğlan" among Tatar people of Crimea, "Tas" or "Tastarakay" among Altai people of Russia. Keloğlan (fictional character) Keloğlan is a fictional figure in Turkish folklore and literature. "Kel" means "bald"