پنجك
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From پنج (penc, “five”), from Persian پنج (panj, “five”). Slaves were taxed at one-fifth of the value of the slave and the document was issued on payment of that tax.
Noun
پنجك • (pencik)
- a title for a slave, when endorsed by the master proving emancipation
See also
- اسپنجه (ispence, “slave tariff”)
- اسپنجیك (ispencik, “slave tariff”)
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) , “پنجك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 324
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) , “پنجك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 454