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

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