-ચી

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai ـچی (-či), or introduced through Classical Persian, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *-či.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ચી • (-cī)

  1. a suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession or occupation
    ‎તબલા (tablā, “tabla”) + ‎-ચી (-cī) → ‎તબલચી (tabalcī, “tabla player”)
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