باشاقجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From باشاق (başak, “ear of corn, spike”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

باشاقجی • (başakcı)

  1. gleaner, one who gathers the grains left in the fields

Descendants

  • Turkish: başakçı

Further reading

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