بویاجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From بویا (boya, paint, dye) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

بویاجی • (boyacı)

  1. dyer, one who dyes cloth as an occupation
    Synonym: صباغ (sebbağ)

Derived terms

  • بویاجی كوپی (boyacı küpü, dyer's vat)
  • بویاجیلق (boyacılık, the profession of a dyer)

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