عباجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From عبا (abâ, “aba, a coarse felted fabric from the Middle East”) +‎ ـجی (cı, occupational suffix).

Noun

عباجی • (abacı)

  1. maker or seller of woollen homespun cloth or garments

Descendants

  • Turkish: abacı
  • →⇒ Armenian: Աբաջյան (Abaǰyan, a surname)
  • →⇒ Bulgarian: абаджи́я (abadžíja, “tailor”)
  • → Romanian: abagiu

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