چاقرجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From چاقر (çakır, “merlin, stone falcon”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

چاقرجی • (çakırcı) (definite accusative چاقرجی‌یی (çakırcıyı), plural چاقرجیلر (çakırcılar))

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

Derived terms

  • چاقرجی باشی (çakırcı başı, “chief of the falconers”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çakırcı

Further reading

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