خدمتجی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • خدمتچی (hizmetçi)
  • խըտմէթճի (hıdmetci), խըզմէթճի (hızmetci) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

From خدمت (hizmet, “service”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

خدمتجی • (hidmetci or hizmetci)

  1. servant, one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties
    Synonyms: اوشاق (uşak), خدمتكار (hizmetkâr)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hizmetçi
  • → Armenian: խըզմէթճի (xəzmētʻči), խըզմա̈թջի (xəzmätʻǰi)

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