زلجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From زل (zil, “cymbal, gong, castanet”) +‎ ـجی (ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

زلجی • (zilci)

  1. maker or seller of cymbals, gongs, and the like
  2. gong-beater; cymbal-player; castanet-player

Descendants

  • →⇒ Armenian: Զիլճյան (Zilčyan, surname)
  • →⇒ Serbo-Croatian: Zildžić (surname)

References

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