لطیفه‌جی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From لطیفه (latife, “joke, prank, jest”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

لطیفه‌جی • (latifeci)

  1. joker, prankster, jester, one who habitually makes jokes, pranks, or jests
    Synonym: شقاجی (şakacı)

Descendants

  • Turkish: latifeci
  • → Armenian: լաթիֆէճի (latʻifēči)

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