شمعدانجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From شمعدان (şemʼdan, “candlestick”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

شمعدانجی • (şemʼdancı)

  1. candlelighter, a servant whose duty is to light up the candles inside a palace

Derived terms

  • شمعدانجی باشی (şemʼdancı başı, “chief of these servants”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: şamdancı
  • →⇒ Armenian: Շամտանճյան (Šamtančyan)

Further reading

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