طوغانجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From طوغان (doğan, falcon, hawk; lanner falcon) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

طوغانجی • (doğancı) (definite accusative طوغانجی‌یی (doğancıyı), plural طوغانجیلر (doğancılar))

  1. (historical) falconer, hawker, specifically a breeder of lanners attached to the Sultan's establishment
    Near-synonyms: چاقرجی (çakırcı), شاهینجی (şahinci)

Derived terms

  • طوغانجی باشی (doğancı başı, chief falconer of the Sultan)
  • طوغانجیلق (doğancılık, falconry)

Descendants

  • Turkish: doğancı
  • Macedonian: доганџија (dogandžija)

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