чорбаџија

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوربه‌جی / چورباجی (çorbacı, a military rank of the Janissaries, literally soup cook). Cognate to Bulgarian чорбаджи́я (čorbadžíja) and Greek τσορμπατζής (tsormpatzís).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɔrˈbad͡ʒi(j)a]

Noun

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чорбаџија (čorbadžijam (plural чорбаџии, relational adjective чорбаџиски)

  1. (archaic) rich man, master
    Synonyms: богаташ (bogataš), големец (golemec)

Declension

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