یمنیجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From یمنی (yemeni, “handpainted pocket handkerchief; light shoe with a short heel”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

یمنیجی • (yemenici)

  1. maker or seller of handpainted pocket handkerchiefs
  2. maker or seller of light men's shoes with a short heel

Descendants

  • Turkish: yemenici
  • → Armenian: եէմէնիճի (eēmēniči), ⇒ Եմենիճյան (Emeničyan)

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