كولخانجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From كولخان (külhan, “furnace in a hammam”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

كولخانجی • (külhancı) (definite accusative كولخانجی‌یی (külhancıyı), plural كولخانجیلر (külhancılar))

  1. stoker, a person that feeds coal into the furnace located inside a hammam

Descendants

  • Turkish: külhancı
  • → Armenian: քիւլհանճի (kʻiwlhanči), ⇒ Քյուլհանճյան (Kʻyulhančyan)
  • → Romanian: chiulhangiu

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