-џија

See also: -джия

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ـجی (modern Turkish -ci/-çi) and the Macedonian suffix -ја (-ja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒi(j)a]

Suffix

-џија • (-džijam

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature.
    покер (poker, poker) + ‎-џија (-džija) → ‎покерџија (pokerdžija, poker player)

Derived terms

See also

  • -чија (-čija)
  • -џика (-džika)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ـجی (modern Turkish -ci/-çi) and the Serbo-Croatian suffix -ја.

Suffix

-џија (Latin spelling -džija)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature, usually negative.

Derived terms

See also