كیمیاجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From كیمیا (kimiya, kimya, “alchemy; chemistry”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

كیمیاجی • (kimiyacı or kimyacı) (definite accusative كیمیاجی‌یی (kimiyacıyı, kimyacıyı), plural كیمیاجیلر (kimiyacılar, kimyacılar))

  1. alchemist
    Synonym: سیمیاجی (simiyacı)
  2. chemist
    Synonym: كیمیاكر (kimiyager)
  3. (figurative) charlatan

Descendants

  • Turkish: kimyacı

Further reading

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