قمارجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قمار (kumar, “gambling”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

قمارجی • (kumarcı)

  1. gambler, throwster, one who habitually plays at a game of chance, one who gambles
    Synonym: قمارباز (kumarbaz)

Derived terms

  • قمارجیلق (kumarcılık, “addiction to gambling”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kumarcı
  • → Albanian: kumarxhi
  • → Armenian: խումարճի (xumarči)
  • → Bulgarian: комарджи́я (komardžíja)

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