كیرججی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • كیرجچی (kirecçi)

Etymology

From كیرج (kirec, “lime”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

كیرججی • (kirecci)

  1. limeburner, a tradesman who operates a limekiln, burning limestone at high heat to produce quicklime

Descendants

  • Turkish: kireççi
  • → Armenian: քիրէճճի (kʻirēčči), ⇒ Քիրեճճյան (Kʻireččyan)

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