چقرقجی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • چیقریقجی (çıkrikcı)

Etymology

From چقرق (çıkrık, “lathe; spinning wheel”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

چقرقجی • (çıkrıkcı)

  1. turner, a person who turns and shapes wood or other materials on a lathe
    Synonym: خراط (harrat)
  2. winder, a textile worker who operates a spinning wheel or a similar machine

Descendants

  • Turkish: çıkrikçı
  • → Armenian: չըխրըխճի (čʻəxrəxči), ⇒ Չըգրըգճյան (Čʻəgrəgčyan)
  • → Romanian: Cicrâcci

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