صوجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صو (su, “water”) +‎ ـجی (-cu, “maker or seller”).

Noun

صوجی • (sucu)

  1. waterman, water carrier, someone who distributes or supplies water for a living
    Synonym: سقا (saka)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sucu
  • → Armenian: սուճի (suči), սուչի (sučʻi), սուջի (suǰi), ⇒ Սուջյան (Suǰyan), Սուճյան (Sučyan) — Western Armenian
    • → English: Sujyan, Sudjian, Sujian, Suddjian, Sudjyan
    • → French: Soudjian
    • → Russian: Суджя́н (Sudžján)
    • → Turkish: Suciyan, Sucuyan

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