شاهینجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From شاهین (şahin, “peregrine falcon”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

شاهینجی • (şahinci)

  1. (historical) groom of the peregrine falcons, one of the four sets of royal falconers

Descendants

  • Turkish: şahinci

Further reading

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