-չի
See also: չի
Armenian
Alternative forms
- -ճի (-či) — Western Armenian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ـچی (-çi) (Turkish -çi).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰi/, [t͡ʃʰi]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi/, [t͡ʃʰi]
Suffix
-չի • (-čʻi)
- (dialectal) Appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession or occupation
- խանութ (xanutʻ, “shop”) + -չի (-čʻi) → խանութչի (xanutʻčʻi, “shopkeeper”)
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -չի
Category Armenian terms suffixed with -ճի not found