ایكنهجی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From ایكنه (iğne, “needle; pin”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).
Noun
ایكنهجی • (iğneci)
- maker or seller of needles or pins
Descendants
- Turkish: iğneci
- →⇒ Armenian: Իյնեճյան (Iynečyan)
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “iğneci”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2105
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ایكنهجی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 222
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ایكنهجی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 302