"-չի" meaning in Armenian

See -չի in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /t͡ʃʰi/ [Eastern-Armenian], [t͡ʃʰi] [Eastern-Armenian], /t͡ʃi/ [Western-Armenian], [t͡ʃʰi] [Western-Armenian] Forms: -čʻi [romanization]
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish ـچی (-çi) (Turkish -çi). Etymology templates: {{bor|hy|ota|ـچی|tr=-çi}} Ottoman Turkish ـچی (-çi), {{cog|tr|-çi}} Turkish -çi Head templates: {{head|hy|suffix}} -չի • (-čʻi)
  1. (dialectal) Appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession or occupation Tags: dialectal, morpheme Synonyms: -ճի (-či) [Western-Armenian]

Alternative forms

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        "(dialectal) Appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession or occupation"
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        "Eastern-Armenian"
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        "Western-Armenian"
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
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        "Eastern-Armenian"
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    },
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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