قوشجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قوش (kuş, “bird”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -cu, occupational suffix).

Noun

قوشجی • (kuşcu)

  1. fowler, birdcatcher, someone who catches or ensnares birds

Derived terms

  • قوشجی باشی (kuşçu başı, “the Sultan's head fowler”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kuşçu
  • →⇒ Armenian: Գուշչյան (Guščʻyan), Ղուշչյան (Ġuščʻyan)
  • → Bulgarian: *кушчи́я (*kuščíja), ⇒ Кушчиев (Kuščiev)

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