قانونجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قانون (kanun, “law; dulcimer”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, -cu, occupational suffix).

Noun

قانونجی • (kanuncu)

  1. legislator, lawmaker, someone who creates or enacts laws
  2. maker or player of qanun, an instrument related to the dulcimer

Descendants

  • Turkish: kanuncu

Further reading

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