turċman
Maltese
Alternative forms
- torċman, torġman, turġman
Etymology
From Arabic تُرْجُمان (turjumān). The -ċ- and the plural in -i point to influence by Italian turcimanno, but otherwise nothing speaks against inheritance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /turˈt͡ʃmaːn/
Noun
turċman m (plural turċmani)
- (archaic or historical) interpreter, dragoman
- Synonym: interpretu