قاچاقچی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قاچاقجی (kaçakçı) or Azerbaijani qaçaqçı. Analyzable as قاچاق (qâčâq, “smuggling”) +‎ ـچی (-či, “occupational suffix”). Compare Urdu قاچاقی (qāčāqī).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qɑː.t͡ʃʰɑːq.t͡ʃʰíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [qɑː.t͡ʃʰɑːq.t͡ʃʰíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [qɔː.t͡ʃʰɔːq.t͡ʃʰí]

Readings
Classical reading? qāčāqčī
Dari reading? qāčāqčī
Iranian reading? ġâčâġči
Tajik reading? qočoqči

Noun

قاچاقچی • (qāčāqčī / ġâčâġči) (plural قاچاقچیان (qāčāqčīyān / ġâčâġčiyân), Tajik spelling қочоқчӣ)

  1. smuggler, trafficker
    قاچاقچیان انسان ― qâčâqčiân-e ensân ― people traffickers

Synonyms

  • نهان‌فروش (nahân-furôš), قاچاق‌بر (qâčâqbar)
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