cambaz
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish جانباز (canbaz, cambaz), from Persian جانباز (jânbâz).
Noun
cambaz
- acrobat (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination)
- horse seller (a person who breeds and sells horses)
Derived terms
- cambazhane
- cambazlık
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “cambaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “جانباز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 638