طاشجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From طاش (taş, “stone, rock”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

طاشجی • (taşcı)

  1. stonecutter, stonemason, somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone
    Synonym: حجار (haccar)

Derived terms

  • طاشجی قلمی (taşcı kalemi, “chisel”)
  • طاشجیلق (taşcılık, “stonemasonry”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: taşçı
  • → Armenian: թաշճի (tʻašči), ⇒ Թաշճյան (Tʻaščyan)

Further reading

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