صیواجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صیوا (sıva, “plaster, stucco, render”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

صیواجی • (sıvacı)

  1. plasterer, stuccoer, pargeter, a person whose occupation is to apply plaster or stucco to the walls
    Synonym: ماله‌جی (malacı)

Derived terms

  • صیواجیلق (sıvacılık, “quality and functions of a plasterer”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sıvacı
  • → Albanian: suvaxhi
  • → Armenian: սըվաճի (səvači), սվախչի (svaxčʻi), ⇒ Սվաճյան (Svačyan)

Further reading

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