տիւմէնճի
Armenian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دومنجی (dümenci). Equivalent to տիւմէն (tiwmēn) + -ճի (-či).
Pronunciation
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [dʏmɛnˈd͡ʒi]
Noun
տիւմէնճի • (tiwmēnči) (Istanbul, traditional orthography)
- (nautical) helmsman
- Synonym: ղեկավար (łekavar)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1902), “տիւմէնճի”, in Tʿurkʿerēni azdecʿutʿiwnə hayerēni vray ew tʿurkʿerēnē pʿoxaṙeal baṙerə Pōlsi hay žołovrdakan lezuin mēǰ hamematutʿeamb Vani, Łarabałi ew Nor-Naxiǰewani barbaṙnerun [The Influence of Turkish on Armenian, and the Words Borrowed from Turkish in the Vernacular Armenian Language of Constantinople in Comparison with the Dialects of Van, Karabakh and Nor Nakhichevan] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 3) (in Armenian), Moscow, Vagharshapat: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 339
- Hiwrmiwzean, Eduard (1869), “տիւմէնճի”, in Baṙgirkʿ yašxarhabaṙē i grabaṙ [New Armenian – Old Armenian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 524a