قوریجی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • قوروجی (korucu)

Etymology

From قوری (koru, korı, “reserve, paddock”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix). Cognate with Azerbaijani qoruqçu.

Noun

قوریجی • (korucu or korıcı)

  1. ranger, forest ranger, a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region, generally of wilderness, to protect the area

Derived terms

  • قوریجیلق (koruculuk, “quality or function of a forester”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: korucu
  • → Romanian: curugiu
  • → Armenian: խօրուճի (xōruči), խօռըճի (xōṙəči)

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