آسفالت

Turkish: asfalt

→ Laz: ასჶალთი (asfalti)

Borrowed from French asphalte (“asphalt”), from Ancient Greek ἄσφᾰλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”).

der

asphalt, a sticky and highly viscous liquid or semisolid composed almost entirely of bitumen


اسپرماچت

Turkish: ispermeçet

Borrowed from Latin sperma (“sperm”) + cētī, genitive of cētus (“whale”).

spermaceti, a wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics, candles, etc.


چرچوه‌جی

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چرچوهجی • (çerçeveci)

چرچوهجی (canonical)
çerçeveci (romanization)

Turkish: çerçeveci

From چرچوه (çerçeve, “frame”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

framer, a person who makes or assembles frames for various purposes


ناپولتان

From Italian napoletano, from Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis (“Naples”) + -ānus (“-an: forming demonyms”), q.v.

Neapolitan, a person of or from Naples, Italy


قوشجی

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قوشجی • (kuşcu)

Turkish: kuşçu

desc

→⇒ Armenian: Գուշչյան (Guščʻyan), Ղուշչյան (Ġuščʻyan)

From قوش (kuş, “bird”) + ـجی (-cı, -cu, occupational suffix).

suffix

fowler, birdcatcher, someone who catches or ensnares birds


بوزاجی

head

بوزاجی • (bozacı)

Turkish: bozacı

→ Albanian: bozaxhi

desc

→ Armenian: պօզաճի (pōzači), ⇒ Պոզաճյան (Pozačyan)

From بوزا (boza, “a kind of fermented drink”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

maker or seller of boza, a kind of fermented drink originating from Central Asia


شمعدانجی

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شمعدانجی • (şemʼdancı)

Turkish: şamdancı

→⇒ Armenian: Շամտանճյան (Šamtančyan)

From شمعدان (şemʼdan, “candlestick”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

candlelighter, a servant whose duty is to light up the candles inside a palace


اوكنج

Turkish: evgenc

regret, repentance, remorse, contrition, the emotion of wishing one had made a different decision in the past


آلتونجی

altıncı (romanization)
altuncu (romanization)

Turkish: altıncı

From آلتون (altın, altun, “gold”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

goldminer, gold digger, goldsmith, someone who extracts, processes, or trades gold


پوترل

Turkish: putrel

Borrowed from French poutrelle (“beam, girder”), a diminutive of poutre (“beam”).

bor+

I-beam, a beam with cross-section shaped like a capital letter I, used in construction


صولاق

Turkish: solak

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sōlak (“left-handed”), which is, according to Clauson, the origin of Proto-Mongolic *solagaï (“left, handed”). Compare Azerbaijani solaxay, Bashkir һулаҡай (hulaqay), Crimean Tatar solaqay, Kazakh солақай (solaqai) and Tuvan солагай (solagay), all deriving from the Proto-Mongolic source.

cog

left-handed, left-hander, anyone who uses one's left hand in preference to one's right


اكسرجی

desc

→ Armenian: էքսէրճի (ēkʻsērči), ⇒ Էքսերճյան (Ēkʻserčyan)

From اكسر (ekser, “spike, large nail”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

maker or seller of spikes or large nails


بیطار

Turkish: baytar

Borrowed from Arabic بَيْطَار (bayṭār, “farrier; veterinarian”), itself from Ancient Greek ἱππιατρός (hippiatrós, “farrier”), a compound of ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”).

der

farrier, horseshoer, a person who trims the hooves and fits the horseshoe


صندوقجی

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صندوقجی • (sandıkcı)

Turkish: sandıkçı

desc

→⇒ Armenian: Սանդուխչյան (Sanduxčʻyan), Սանտըգճյան (Santəgčyan)

From صندوق (sandık, “chest, trunk, coffer”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

boxmaker, a maker, seller, or manufacturer of boxes, chests and similar containers


مایخوش

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مایخوش • (mayhoş)

Turkish: mayhoş

desc

→ Armenian: մայհօշ (mayhōš), մայխօշ (mayxōš), մարխոշ (marxoš), մէյխօշ (mēyxōš)

Borrowed from Persian مایخوش (mâyxoš, “sweet-and-sour”), a compound of مایه (mâye, “stuff”) + خوش (xoš, “pleasant”).

compound

sweet-and-sour, having both sweet and sour taste


جبره

Turkish: cibre

Uncertain; probably a cognate of Greek τσίπουρο (tsípouro, “tsipouro, wine pomace brandy”).

cog

pomace, marc, the pulp remaining from a substance pressed to extract its oil or juice


طاشجی

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طاشجی • (taşcı)

Turkish: taşçı

desc

→ Armenian: թաշճի (tʻašči), ⇒ Թաշճյան (Tʻaščyan)

From طاش (taş, “stone, rock”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

stonecutter, stonemason, somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone


صاچ باغی

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صاچ باغی • (saç bağı)

ota-noun

صاچ باغی • (saç bağı)

Turkish: saç bağı

→ Armenian: սաչպաղը (sačʻpaġə)

From صاچ (saç, “hair”) + باغ (bağ, “tie, band”).

fillet, headband, a strip of fabric worn around the head


تذهیبجی

Turkish: tezhipçi

From تذهیب (tezhib, “gilding”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

gilder, a person whose occupation is to overlay things with gold


مخمورلق

Turkish: mahmurluk

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: маму̀рлук

Latin script: mamùrluk

From مخمور (mahmur, “drunk, intoxicated”) + ـلق (-lık, -luk, “-ness”).

suf

hangover, veisalgia, the negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by an excessive consumption of alcohol

مخمورلغی بوزمق

to eat or drink something to relieve the stomach after a hangover


آرناود

arnavud (romanization)
arnaud (romanization)

Turkish: Arnavut

→ Abkhaz: арнауҭ (arnawt)

→ Albanian: arnaut

→ Arabic: أَرْنَؤُد (ʔarnaʔud)

→ Armenian: առնավուտ (aṙnavut)

→ Bulgarian: арнау́т (arnaút)

→ English: Arnaut

→ Ladino: ארנאאוט (arnaut)

→ Macedonian: Арнаут (Arnaut)

→ Romanian: arnăut

From Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs, “Albanian”), from the original Ancient Greek ethnonym Ἀλβανίτης (Albanítēs) through a process of rhotacism, turning Alv- into Arv-.

der

Albanian, a person from Albania or of Albanian descent


خالیجی

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خالیجی • (halıcı)

Turkish: halıcı

desc

→ Armenian: խալիճի (xaliči), ⇒ Հալըճյան (Haləčyan)

From خالی (halı, “carpet”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

carpetmaker, carpetmonger, a manufacturer or trader of carpets


بالق ایكنه‌سی

head

بالق ایكنهسی

بالق ایكنهسی • (balık iğnesi)

ota-noun

بالق ایكنهسی

بالق ایكنهسی • (balık iğnesi)

بالق ایكنهسی (canonical)
balık iğnesi (romanization)

Turkish: balık iğnesi

From بالق (balık, “fish”) + ایكنه (iğne, “needle; pin”).

fishhook, angle, a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing


شریك

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شریك • (şerik) (definite accusative شریكی (şeriği), plural شركا (şürekâ))

şerik (romanization)
شریكی (accusative definite)
شركا (plural)

Turkish: şerik

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيك (šarīk, “partner, associate”), a derivation from the active participle of the verb شَرِكَ (šarika, “to share”).

bor+

partner, associate, someone who is associated with another in a common activity


باصمه‌جی

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باصمهجی • (basmacı)

باصمهجی (canonical)
basmacı (romanization)

Turkish: basmacı

→⇒ Armenian: Բասմաջյան (Basmaǰyan)

→ Romanian: basmangiu

From باصمه (basma, “printing; print”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

typographer, printer, one who makes prints or the operator of a printing press


اسكندر

Turkish: İskender

→ Albanian: Skënder

→ Azerbaijani: İsgəndər

→ Karakalpak: İskender

→ Tatar: İskändär

→ Turkmen: Isgender

→ Uyghur: ئىسكەندەر (iskender)

→ Zazaki: İskendero

Borrowed from Arabic إسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar).

bor+

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Alexander


شریعتجی

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شریعتجی • (şeriʼatcı)

Turkish: şeriatçı

→ Armenian: շէրիաթճի (šēriatʻči)

From شریعت (şeriʼat, “shari'a, Islamic law”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

(historical) the legal assistant of a Kazasker during the Ottoman Empire


سرخوشلق

Turkish: sarhoşluk

From سرخوش (sarhoş, “drunk, intoxicated”) + ـلق (-lık, -luk, “-ness”).

suf

drunkenness, intoxication, inebriation, ebriety, the state of being drunk or intoxicated


تمغاجی

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تمغاجی • (tamgacı)

Turkish: damgacı

desc

→ Middle Armenian: թամղաճի (tʻamġači), թամղաչի (tʻamġačʻi)

Armenian: տամղաճի (tamġači), ⇒ Տամկաճյան (Tamkačyan)

From تمغا (tamga, “stamp; mark”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

stamper, a clerk or official whose duty is to apply a stamp to a document


سرعسكر

head

سرعسكر • (serʼasker) (definite accusative سرعسكری (serʼaskeri), plural سرعسكرلر (serʼaskerler))

serʼasker (romanization)
سرعسكری (accusative definite)
سرعسكرلر (plural)

Turkish: serasker

→ Armenian: սէրասքէր (sēraskʻēr)

→ English: seraskier

→ Romanian: seraschier

Borrowed from Persian سرعسکر (sar'askar, “captain, commander”); equivalent to سر (ser, “head”) + عسكر (ʼasker, “soldier”).

سرعسكرلك

quality, rank, or functions of a commander in chief

(historical) seraskier, a title formerly given to a vizier who commanded an army


چفتجی

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چفتجی • (çiftci)

Turkish: çiftçi

→ Albanian: çifçi

desc

→ Armenian: չիֆթճի (čʻiftʻči), ⇒ Չիֆթճյան (Čʻiftʻčyan)

From چفت (çift, “pair; yoke, team”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

farmer, agriculturist, husbandman, a person who raises crops and tends animals


مقره‌جی

مقرهجی (canonical)
makaracı (romanization)

Turkish: makaracı

From مقره (makara, “pulley; bobbin, spool”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

maker or seller of pulleys, blocks and similar contrivances


لاطه

Turkish: lata

→ Armenian: լաթա (latʻa)

Borrowed from either French latte (“lath, slat”) or Italian latta (“tin, can”), both ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *lattō (“board, plank”).

lath, slat, a thin and narrow strip of wood fastened to the rafters, studs or beams of a building to support the tiles or shingles


پختی

puhtı (romanization)
pıhtı (romanization)

Turkish: pıhtı

→ Macedonian: пивтија (pivtija)

Borrowed from Persian پختی (puxtī́, “gelatin, jelly”), a derivation from the verb پختن (poxtan, “to cook, broil, ripen”).

bor+

jelly, an elastic dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring


ساقز

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ساقز • (sakız) (definite accusative ساقزی (sakızı), plural ساقزلر (sakızlar))

sakız (romanization)
ساقزی (accusative definite)
ساقزلر (plural)

Turkish: sakız

→ Albanian: sakëz

→ Armenian: սախըզ (saxəz)

→ Bulgarian: сакъ́з (sakǎ́z)

→ Macedonian: саказ (sakaz)

→ Romanian: sacâz

desc

са̏каз//sȁkaz

→ Serbo-Croatian: са̏каз／sȁkaz

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sakïŕ (“gum, resin”); cognate with Azerbaijani saqqız, Bashkir һағыҙ (hağıź), Chuvash сухӑр (suh̬ăr), Kazakh сағыз (sağyz), Kyrgyz сагыз (sagız), Turkmen sakgyç, Uyghur سېغىز (sëghiz), Uzbek saqich and Yakut ыас (ıas).

ساقزلاندرمق

to make or let become sticky like mastic

resin, gum, a highly viscous secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees

mastic, a hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin produced by the mastic-tree


آناختارجی

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آناختارجی • (anahtarcı)

Turkish: anahtarcı

From آناختار (anahtar, “key”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).


صنعتكار

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صنعتكار • (sanʼatkâr) (definitive accusative صنعتكاری (sanʼatkârı), plural صنعتكارلر (sanʼatkârlar))

sanʼatkâr (romanization)
صنعتكاری (accusative definitive)
صنعتكارلر (plural)

Turkish: sanatkâr

Compound of صنعت (sanʼat, “art, trade, craft”) + كار (kâr, “work, job, occupation”). Compare Azerbaijani sənətkar, Northern Kurdish sinetkar, Uyghur سەنئەتكار (sen'etkar) and Uzbek san'atkor for similar formations.

com+

artisan, craftsman, a person who creates objects partly or entirely by hand


تذكره‌جی

تذكرهجی (canonical)
tezkereci (romanization)

Turkish: tezkereci

desc

→ Armenian: թէզքէրէճի (tʻēzkʻērēči)

→ Armenian: թէզքէրէճի (tʻēzkʻērēči)

From تذكره (tezkere, “note; licence, permit; discharge papers”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

(historical) the name given to the private secretary of a vizier or grand vizier


باشمق

head

باشمق • (başmak) (definite accusative باشمغی (başmağı), plural باشمقلر (başmaklar))

başmak (romanization)
باشمغی (accusative definite)
باشمقلر (plural)

Turkish: başmak

desc

→ Armenian: պաշմաք (pašmakʻ), պաշմախ (pašmax)

→ Ukrainian: башмак (bašmak)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *baĺmak (“shoe, slipper”); cognate with Azerbaijani başmaq, Chuvash пушмак (pušmak), Kumyk башмакъ (başmaq), Southern Altai башмак (bašmak) and Tatar башмак (başmaq).

inh+

shoe, a protective covering for the foot, but especially flat-bottomed ones, like slippers, babouches, or pantofles


لطیفه‌جی

لطیفهجی (canonical)
latifeci (romanization)

Turkish: latifeci

→ Armenian: լաթիֆէճի (latʻifēči)

From لطیفه (latife, “joke, prank, jest”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

joker, prankster, jester, one who habitually makes jokes, pranks, or jests


باشمقجی

head

باشمقجی • (başmakcı)

Turkish: başmakçı

From باشمق (başmak, “flat shoe, like slippers or babouches”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

shoemaker, a maker or seller of shoes, especially slippers, babouches and pantofles


ایرجی

Turkish: eyerci

→⇒ Armenian: Էյերճյան (Ēyerčyan)

From ایر (eyer, “saddle”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

saddler, saddlemaker, someone who makes, repairs and sells saddles


یاپونجه

yapunca (romanization)
yapınca (romanization)

desc

→ Armenian: յափունճա (yapʻunča), յափունջա (yapʻunǰa)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: јапу̀нџе

Latin script: japùndže

Slaveno-Serbian: япундже

A derivation from Proto-Turkic *yap- (“to cover, close”). Related to dialectal Turkish yapıncak. Compare also Old East Slavic япончица (japončica), япанча (japanča), whence Russian епанча́ (jepančá), епа́нча (jepánča), опонча́ (opončá), опо́нча (opónča), Ukrainian опанча́ (opančá), опонча́ (opončá), Belarusian апанча (apanča), Old Belarusian епонча (eponča), епанча (epanča), опонча (oponča), опанча (opanča).


منجنیقجی

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منجنیقجی • (mancınıkcı)

Turkish: mancınıkçı

From منجنیق (mancınık, “trebuchet, ballista, catapult”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

catapulter, a worker of trebuchets, ballistas, catapults, or similar siege engines


پداوره

head

پداوره • (pedavra or padavra) (definite accusative پداورهیی (pedavrayı), plural پداورهلر (pedavralar))

pedavra (romanization)
padavra (romanization)
پداورهیی (accusative definite)
پداورهلر (plural)

Turkish: padavra

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πέταυρον (pétauron), variant of πέτευρον (péteuron, “springboard; platform, stage”).

shingle, a thin piece of building material for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof


راتینج

راتینج • (ratinec) (definite accusative راتینجی (ratineci), plural راتینجلر (ratinecler))

ratinec (romanization)
راتینجی (accusative definite)
راتینجلر (plural)

Turkish: ratinec

Borrowed from Arabic رَاتِينَج (rātīnaj, “resin”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē). Doublet of رچینه (reçine, “resin; colophony”).


آیران

head

آیران • (ayran) (definite accusative آیرانی (ayranı), plural آیرانلر (ayranlar))

ayran (romanization)
آیرانی (accusative definite)
آیرانلر (plural)

Gagauz: ayran

Turkish: ayran

→ Arabic: عَيْرَان (ʕayrān)

desc

→ Bulgarian: айря́н (ajrján), айра́н (ajrán) — dated

→ Greek: αριάνι (ariáni), αϊράν (aïrán)

→ Laz: აჲრანი (ayrani)

→ Polish: ajran

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ayran (“buttermilk, airan”).

inh+

airan, a Turkish cold drink made from yoghurt and water with salt and sometimes herbs


شرقیجی

head

شرقیجی • (şarkıcı)

Turkish: şarkıcı

From شرقی (şarkı, “song”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

singer, cantor, chanter, a person who sings or chants, often professionally


قایماق طاشی

head

قایماق طاشی • (kaymak taşı)

ota-noun

قایماق طاشی • (kaymak taşı)

Turkish: kaymak taşı

From قایماق (kaymak, “kaymak, clotted cream”) + طاش (taş, “stone”).

alabaster, a fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally


پدری

By surface analysis, پدر (peder, “father”) + ـی (-î, nisba suffix).

surf

paternal, of, related, or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family

fatherly, paternal, characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood


بیلاردو

head

بیلاردو • (bilârdo)

Turkish: bilardo

desc

→ Armenian: պիլառտօ (pilaṙtō), պիլարտօ (pilartō)

→ Laz: ბილარდო (bilardo)

Նասլ քի պազը հիւքիւմէթլէրտէ պազը կէօնէ օյունլարա րուխսաթ վէրիլիր թօբ օյունու վէ տամա վէ սադրանճ վէ պիլեարտօ կիպի, քի իշլէմէյէ գատըր օլմայան քիմսէլէր պունլար ըլա էյլէնսինլէր․ պունուն կիպի պէօյլէ քիթապլար թապ ու նէշր էթմէյէ տէ րուխսաթ վէրիլիր․ զիրա քիմսէնին ագլընա կէլմէզ քի պունլարը սահիհէն օլմուշ շէյլէր տիր տէյի պէլլիլէյէճէք գատար ահմագ վէ սաֆտէրուն քիմսէլէր պուլունա պիլսին։

1868, Miguel de Cervantes, chapter 27, in Յովհաննէս Տէրոյենց [Yovhannēs Tēroyencʻ], transl., Տօն Քիշեօդ: Գըսմը էվվէլ [Don Kişyot: Kısmı evvel, Don Quixote: Part 1], Constantinople: Yovhannēs Tēroyencʻ Press, page 371:

Just as in well-ordered nations games such as ball and checkers and chess and billiards are permitted for the entertainment of those who do not have to, or should not, or cannot work, the printing of such books is also permitted, on the assumption, which is true, that no one will be so ignorant as to mistake any of these books for true history.

اولا میس بر بیلاردو دكنكی آلدی شاقولى بر وضعيتله طوتدی.

1892, معارف [maʼarif], volume 4, page 325:

Firstly, Miss took a pool cue and held it in a vertical position.


مابینجی

Turkish: mabeyinci

From مابین (mabeyin, “room or set of rooms between the harem and the selamlik”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

chamberlain, an official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs of the sultan


دعوتجی

Turkish: davetçi

→ Armenian: տավէթճի (tavētʻči)

From دعوت (daʼvet, “invitation, lathing”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

inviter, someone who invites or a messenger sent with an invitation


جرید

head

جرید • (cerid or cirid) (definite accusative جریدی (ciridi), plural جریدلر (ciridler))

cerid (romanization)
cirid (romanization)
جریدی (accusative definite)
جریدلر (plural)

Turkish: cirit

desc

→ Armenian: ճիրիտ (čirit), ջիրիդ (ǰirid), ջրինդ (ǰrind)

→ English: jereed, djereed, djerid, djerrid, jerid, jerreed, jerrid

→ Polish: dziryt

→ Russian: джири́д (džiríd), джери́д (džeríd), джид (džid)

Borrowed from Arabic جَرِيد (jarīd, “defoliated palm; javelin”).

bor+

javelin, a metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event


بكار

head

بكار • (bekâr)

Borrowed from Arabic بِكْر (bikr, “virgin”), but historically confused with the homophone بیكار (bekâr, “unemployed”), a word of Persian origin. Doublet of بكر (bikr, “virgin”).

bor+

(of a man) celibate, unmarried, single, unwed, having no wife


بكار

head

بكار • (bekâr) (definite accusative بكاری (bekârı), plural بكارلر (bekârlar))

bekâr (romanization)
بكاری (accusative definite)
بكارلر (plural)

Turkish: bekâr

→ Albanian: beqar

→ Armenian: պէքեար (pēkʻear)

→ Greek: μπεκιάρης (bekiáris)

→ Macedonian: беќар (beḱar)

→ Romanian: becher

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: бѐћа̄р

Latin script: bèćār

bachelor, a person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet


قوین جیبی

→ Armenian: խօյուն ճէպի (xōyun čēpi)

desc

→ Bulgarian: кою́н джеб (kojún džeb), кую́н джеб (kujún džeb), кую́н-джоб (kujún-džob), коен джоб (koen džob)

From قوین (koyun, “bosom”) + جیب (ceb, “pocket”).

besom pocket, a pocket on the inside of a garment, accessed through a slit

pocket formed by the folded halves of the upper clothing extending to the girdle


قوین

head

قوین • (koyun) (definite accusative قوینی (koynu), plural قوینلر (koyunlar))

koyun (romanization)
قوینی (accusative definite)
قوینلر (plural)

Gagauz: koynu

Turkish: koyun

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kōń (“bosom”); cognate with Azerbaijani qoyun, Bashkir ҡуйын (quyın), Chuvash хӳ (hü), Kazakh қойын (qoiyn), Kyrgyz койын (koyın), Southern Altai койын (koyïn), Turkmen goýun, Uyghur قويۇن (qoyun) and Uzbek qo’yin.

inh+

bosom, the part of a garment or clothing that covers the chest or the breasts


شیشه‌جی

head

شیشهجی • (şişeci)

شیشهجی (canonical)
şişeci (romanization)

Turkish: şişeci

desc

→ Armenian: շիշէճի (šišēči), ⇒ Շիշեճյան (Šišečyan)

From شیشه (şişe, “bottle; blown glass”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

glassblower, gaffer, glassmith, a person who inflates molten glass into a bubble with the aid of a blowpipe


جریده

head

جریده • (ceride) (definite accusative جریدهیی (cerideyi), plural جرائد (cerâʼid))

ceride (romanization)
جریدهیی (accusative definite)
جرائد (plural)

Turkish: ceride

Borrowed from Arabic جَرِيدَة (jarīda, “detachment; newspaper”).

bor+

ledger, register, record book, any book for keeping notes, reports and infos or in which a record is kept of events


ایرمیك

head

ایرمیك • (irmik) (definite accusative ایرمیكی (irmiği), plural ایرمیكلر (irmikler))

irmik (romanization)
ایرمیكی (accusative definite)
ایرمیكلر (plural)

Turkish: irmik

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yïrmïk or *yārmïk (“crushed, minced wheat”), a derivation from *yār- (“to split”), whence یارمق (yarmak, “to split, rend”).

semolina, coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling


كفنجی

kefenci (romanization)
kefinci (romanization)

Turkish: kefenci

→⇒ Armenian: Քեֆենջյան (Kʻefenǰyan)

From كفن (kefen, “shroud, winding cloth”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

maker or seller of shrouds, winding cloths, or other similar dresses and apparel for the dead


حجامتجی

hacâmetci (romanization)
hacâmatcı (romanization)

Turkish: hacamatçı

From حجامت (hacâmet, hacâmat, “cupping”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

cupper, scarifier, someone who performs the operation of cupping or scarification


غزته‌جی

غزتهجی (canonical)
gazetacı (romanization)

Turkish: gazeteci

→ Armenian: կազէթաճի (kazētʻači)

From غزته (gazeta, “newspaper, journal”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

journalist, gazetteer, one whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press

newsagent, newsvendor, a person who runs a newsstand selling newspapers, journals, magazines, etc.


اكشی

head

اكشی • (ekşi)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ekši- (“to become sour, acid”), the same root of اكشیمك (ekşimek, “to become acid”). Cognate with Azerbaijani əkşi, Chuvash йӗксӳ (jĕksü) and Karakhanid اَكْشِكْ (ekşig).

inh+

acid, sour, tart, sharp or biting to the taste, having the taste of vinegar


یاردمجی

head

یاردمجی • (yardımcı)

Turkish: yardımcı

desc

→ Armenian: եարտըմճի (eartəmči), յարդումջի (yardumǰi)

From یاردم (yardım, “help, aid, succor”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

helper, aide, assistant, auxiliary, a person who assists or helps someone else


ضیافتجی

Turkish: ziyafetçi

From ضیافت (ziyafet, “feast, banquet”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

banqueteer, feaster, any person or guest which attends a banquet or feast


اورغانجی

head

اورغانجی • (urgancı)

Turkish: urgancı

→⇒ Armenian: Ուրգանջյան (Urganǰyan)

From اورغان (urgan, “stout or large rope”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

ropemaker, roper, ropeman, a maker or seller of ropes


سمرجی

Turkish: semerci

→⇒ Armenian: Սեմերջյան (Semerǰyan)

→ Macedonian: самарџија (samardžija)

From سمر (semer, “packsaddle”) + ـجی (-cı, occupational suffix).


صو مرمری

Turkish: su mermeri

From صو (su, “water”) + مرمر (mermer, “marble”).

alabaster, a fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally


حصارجی

head

حصارجی • (hisarcı)

From حصار (hisar, “fortress, stronghold”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

(historical) peasant bound to work at repairs of a fortress, feudal retainer who holds land on condition of defending a fortress


كله

Turkish: gülle

→ Armenian: գյուլլա (gyulla)

→ Bulgarian: гюле (gjule)

→ Macedonian: ѓуле (ǵule)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: ђу̏ле

Latin script: đȕle

Probably from Northern Kurdish gule. See Arabic كُلَّة (gulla, “cannonball”) and Persian گلپر (golpar, “hogweed”) for more information.


دولكر

head

دولگر • (dülger)

Turkish: dülger

→⇒ Armenian: Տյուլկերյան (Tyulkeryan)

→ Romanian: dulgher

From Persian درگر (dorgar, “carpenter”).

carpenter, joiner, maker of wooden furniture


چنكی

چنگی • (çengi)

ota-noun

چنگی • (çengi)

Turkish: çengi

→ Albanian: çengi

→ Aromanian: cinghíe

→ Bulgarian: чинги́я (čingíja)

→ Macedonian: ченгија (čengija)

→ Romanian: cinghíe

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: чѐнгија

Latin script: čèngija

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَنْگِی (čangī).


چوكان

head

چوگان • (çevgân)

Turkish: çevgan, çevgen

→ Romanian: cioian

Borrowed from Persian چوگان (čowgân, “crosier; polo stick”), itself from Middle Persian cwpkʾn' (“polo stick”).

bor+

polo-stick, mallet, the wooden stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo


چوقه‌جی

head

چوقهجی • (çokacı)

چوقهجی (canonical)
çokacı (romanization)

Turkish: çuhacı

desc

→ Armenian: չուխաճի (čʻuxači), ⇒ Չուխաջյան (Čʻuxaǰyan)

From چوقه (çoka, “baize, broadcloth, drape”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

draper, a dealer, retailer, or wholesaler of cloth or textiles for clothing


اسپنج

head

اسپنج • (ispenc) (definite accusative اسپنجی (ispenci), plural اسپنجلر (ispencler))

ispenc (romanization)
اسپنجی (accusative definite)
اسپنجلر (plural)

Turkish: ispenç

desc

→ Armenian: ըսփէնճ (əspʻēnč), սփէնճ (spʻēnč), ըսպէնճ (əspēnč), իսպէնճ (ispēnč), սպէնճ (spēnč)

→ Bulgarian: испендже́ (ispendžé), испе́нч (ispénč)

From a corruption of پنجك (pencik, “a title for slaves”), from پنج (penc, “five”).

(historical) poll tax on slaves when first brought to the market from abroad, as the fiscal fifth due to treasury on all prisoners of war


خرچینلق

head

خرچینلق • (hırçınlık)

Turkish: hırçınlık

From خرچین (hırçın, “bad-tempered, peevish, cross”) + ـلق (-lık, -luk, “-ness”).

suf

bad temper, ill humor, peevishness, crankiness, crossness, a disagreeable, irritable or sullen mood


باتاقجی

head

باتاقجی • (batakcı)

Turkish: batakçı

desc

→ Armenian: պաթախճի (patʻaxči), բաթաղչի (batʻaġčʻi)

→ Albanian: batakçi

→ Bulgarian: батакчи́я (batakčíja)

→ Greek: μπαταξής (bataxís), μπανταξής (bantaxís)

→ Macedonian: батакчија (batakčija)

→ Serbo-Croatian: батакчѝја, батькчѝја

→ Serbo-Croatian: батакчѝја, батькчѝја

From باتاق (batak, “swamp, marsh; gambling den”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

knocker, defaulter, one who defaults or fails on payment of a wager


مجنونلق

head

مجنونلق • (mecnunluk) (definite accusative مجنونلغی (mecnunluğu), plural مجنونلقلر (mecnunluklar))

mecnunluk (romanization)
مجنونلغی (accusative definite)
مجنونلقلر (plural)

From مجنون (mecnun, “crazy, mad, lunatik”) + ـلق (-lık, -luk, “-ness”).

suf

madness, craziness, insanity, lunacy, the state of being mad, crazy, or insane


طالیانجی

dalyancı (romanization)
talyancı (romanization)

Turkish: dalyancı

From طالیان (dalyan, talyan, “fishweir, fishgarth”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

worker in a fishgarth or fishweir, where fish are channelled and led into nets


شریتجی

head

شریتجی • (şeritci)

Turkish: şeritçi

→⇒ Armenian: Շերիտճյան (Šeritčyan)

From شریت (şerit, “ribbon, tape”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

ribbonmaker, one who makes ribbons or similar decorative tapes


اونجی

head

اونجی • (uncu)

Turkish: uncu

desc

→ Armenian: ունճի (unči), ⇒ Ունճյան (Unčyan)

From اون (un, “flour”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, -cu, occupational suffix).

suffix

flour-monger, flour-merchant, a seller of or dealer in flour


باصمه

head

باصمه • (basma) (definite accusative باصمهیی (basmayı), plural باصمهلر (basmalar))

basma (romanization)
باصمهیی (accusative definite)
باصمهلر (plural)

Turkish: basma

→ Adyghe: басмэ (basmɛ)

→ Arabic: بَصْمَة (baṣma)

→ Armenian: պասմա (pasma)

→ Macedonian: басма (basma)

→ Romanian: basma

From باصـ (bas-, “to print, press”) + ـمه (-ma).

suf

calico, a kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern


صباحجی

head

صباحجی • (sabahcı)

Turkish: sabahçı

From صباح (sabah, “morning”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

early bird, early riser, morning person, a person who wakes up, without difficulty, early each morning


هرسك

Turkish: Hersek

→ Armenian: Հէրսէք (Hērsēkʻ)

(historical) herzog, a German hereditary title held by one who rules a territorial duchy

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

(geography) Herzegovina (the southern region or wedge of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


لیموناطه‌جی

head

لیموناطهجی • (limonatacı)

لیموناطهجی (canonical)
limonatacı (romanization)

Turkish: limonatacı

From لیموناطه (limonata, “lemonade”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

maker or seller of lemonades or similar beverages


قوطیجی

Turkish: kutucu

From قوطی (kutu, “box”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

boxmaker, a maker, seller, or manufacturer of boxes, chests and similar containers


یالدزجی

head

یالدزجی • (yaldızcı)

Turkish: yaldızcı

desc

→ Armenian: եալտըզճի (ealtəzči), յալդուզջի (yalduzǰi), ⇒ Յալտըզճյան (Yaltəzčyan)

From یالدز (yaldız, “gilding”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

gilder, a person whose occupation is to overlay things with gold


آینه‌جی

head

آینهجی • (aynacı)

آینهجی (canonical)
aynacı (romanization)

Turkish: aynacı

From آینه (ayna, “mirror”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

mirror-maker, a manufacturer, dealer, or seller of mirrors, looking-glasses, or the like

fortune-teller who tells fortune and sees future events through a mirror or looking-glass

trickster, fraud, imposter, a person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain

(nautical) person or lookout man who is responsible for looking through telescopes on ships


اوغللق

head

اوغللق • (oğulluk) (definite accusative اوغللغی (oğulluğu), plural اوغللقلر (oğulluklar))

oğulluk (romanization)
اوغللغی (accusative definite)
اوغللقلر (plural)

Turkish: oğulluk

From اوغل (oğul, “son”) + ـلق (-lik, -luk, “-ness, -hood”).

af

sonship, sonhood, filiety, filiation, the state, condition, or quality of being a son


لاهوری

Turkish: lahuri

→ Albanian: lahuri

desc

→ Armenian: լահուռի (lahuṙi), լահուրի (lahuri)

→ Aromanian: leurii／leurie

desctree

→ Greek: λαχούρι (lachoúri)
→ Albanian: lahur
→ Aromanian: lãhurã
→ Romanian: lahur

→ Balkan Romani: lavuri — Sepečides

Borrowed from Arabic لَاهُورِيّ (lāhūriyy), from لَاهُور (lāhūr, “Lahore”), the fabric's place of origin. By surface analysis, لاهور (lâhor, “Lahore”) + ـی (-î, nisba suffix). Compare also یمنی (yemeni) and *شامی (şami), other kinds of headscarves, etymologycally from toponyms.

surf

A shawl, headscarf, traditionally made of Lahori silk.


اویاجی

head

اویاجی • (oyacı)

Turkish: oyacı

From اویا (oya, “pinking”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

pinker, lacer, a worker or seller of pinking, laces, or embroidery


عیواض

head

عیواض • (ʼayvaz) (definite accusative عیواضی (ʼayvazı), plural عیواضلر (ʼayvazlar))

ʼayvaz (romanization)
عیواضی (accusative definite)
عیواضلر (plural)

Turkish: ayvaz

Borrowed from Arabic عِيوَاض (ʕīwāḍ), alteration of عِوَض (ʕiwaḍ, “substitute”). Doublet of عوض (ʼivâz, “substitute, replacement”).

doublet

cook-servant, one who is hired to carry food from the kitchen in large mansions and palaces

حاجی عیواض

Hacivat, a character of the Turkish shadow play


مینه

head

مینه • (mine) (definite accusative مینهیی (mineyi), plural مینهلر (mineler))

mine (romanization)
مینهیی (accusative definite)
مینهلر (plural)

Turkish: mine

→ Armenian: մինէ (minē), մինա̈ (minä)

Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā, “glaze, enamel”), itself from Middle Persian 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃 (mynwg /mēnōg/, “heaven, paradise; *emerald; *glass”).

der

glaze, the vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain, used for decoration and to ensure the item is impermeable

enamel, a smooth, durable coating for metal, made by fusing and melting powdered glass to a substrate by firing

vervain, any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena, common in Europe and believed to have medicinal properties


طانق

head

طانق • (tanık or danık) (definite accusative طانغی (tanığı, danığı), plural طانقلر (tanıklar, danıklar))

tanık (romanization)
danık (romanization)
طانغی (accusative definite)
طانقلر (plural)

Turkish: tanık

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طَانُقْ (ṭanuq, danuq), from Proto-Turkic *tanu-k (“witness”), a development of the root *tanu- (“to get to know”), whence also طانیمق (tanımak, “to know, to recognize”). Cognate with Azerbaijani tanıq and Hungarian tanú.

inh+

witness, attester, one who sees or has personal knowledge of something


انشته

head

انشته • (enişte) (definite accusative انشتهیی (enişteyi), plural انشتهلر (enişteler))

enişte (romanization)
انشتهیی (accusative definite)
انشتهلر (plural)

Turkish: enişte

→ Armenian: էնիշտէ (ēništē)

→ Laz: ენიშტე (enişťe)

Uncertain. Nishanyan proposes a derivation from either Persian انگشته (angušte, “rich farmer, magnate”) or اَنگُشت (angošt, “finger, digit”), while Tietze suggests a derivation from a Chagatai source.

unk

Uncertain

der

brother-in-law, the husband of one's sibling, separated by one degree of marriage


بخورجی

Turkish: buhurcu

→ Armenian: պուհուրճի (puhurči)

From بخور (buhur, “incense”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

censer, a person who censes, perfumes with incense, or sells incense


قمارجی

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قمارجی • (kumarcı)

Turkish: kumarcı

→ Albanian: kumarxhi

→ Armenian: խումարճի (xumarči)

→ Bulgarian: комарджи́я (komardžíja)

From قمار (kumar, “gambling”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

gambler, throwster, one who habitually plays at a game of chance, one who gambles


لیوار

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لیوار • (livar) (definite accusative لیواری (livarı), plural لیوارلر (livarlar))

livar (romanization)
لیواری (accusative definite)
لیوارلر (plural)

Turkish: livar

Borrowed from Greek βιβάριον (vivárion) or λιβάριον (livárion, “aquarium, fish tank”), itself from Latin vīvārium (“park, preserve, enclosure”).

der

fishpond, a small pond in communication with the sea, for keeping live fish for use


رامپه‌جی

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رامپهجی • (rampacı)

رامپهجی (canonical)
rampacı (romanization)

Turkish: rampacı

From رامپه (rampa, “grappling hook; boarding”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

suffix

(nautical) boarder, a sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy


دكنكجی

Turkish: değnekçi

From دكنك (değenek, “stick, wand, cane”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

batoneer, one who uses a baton, especially a member of a corporation entrusted with keeping the city's security using these weapons