اوجاقجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From اوجاق (ocak, “fireplace; chimney”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

اوجاقجی • (ocakcı)

  1. chimney sweep, a person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys.

Descendants

  • Turkish: ocakçı
  • → Armenian: (Constantinople) օճախճի (ōčaxči)

Further reading

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