odaxhi

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطه‌جی (odacı), derived from اوطه (oda) + ـجی (cı, -ci).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /odaˈd͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒi
  • Hyphenation: o‧da‧xhí

Noun

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odaxhi m (definite odaxhiu)

  1. chamber valet, servant
    Synonym: shërbëtor
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References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “odaxhi”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 341
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