چری

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čerig (“army; soldier”).

Noun

چری • (çeri)

  1. army
    Synonyms: اردو (ordu), جند (cünd), جیش (ceyiş), عسكر (ʼasker), لشكر (leşker)
  2. soldier

Derived terms

  • چری باشی (çeri başı, “commander”)
  • یڭیچری (yeñiçeri, “janissary”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çeri

Further reading

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