ایكنه‌جی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From ایكنه (iğne, “needle; pin”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

ایكنه‌جی • (iğneci)

1. maker or seller of needles or pins

Descendants

• Turkish: iğneci
• →⇒ Armenian: Իյնեճյան (Iynečyan)

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “iğneci”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2105
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ایكنه‌جی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 222
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ایكنه‌جی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 302