صاواشجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صاواش (savaş, “battle, fight, combat”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

صاواشجی • (savaşcı)

  1. warrior, fighter, combatant, a person who is actively engaged in a battle
    Synonyms: جنكجی (cenkci), دوغشجی (döğüşcü)
  2. brawler, wrangler, rooster, one who engages in noisy, unseemly fights

Descendants

  • Turkish: savaşçı

Further reading

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