قوناقجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قوناق (konak, “alighting; station, inn, billet”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

قوناقجی • (konakcı)

  1. quartermaster, an officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops

Descendants

  • Turkish: konakçı
  • → Armenian: խօնախճի (xōnaxči)

Further reading

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