ایلچی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ēlčī, īlčī), from Chagatai ایلچی (elçi). Compare Turkish elçi (“ambassador”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /eːl.t͡ʃiː/

Noun

ایلْچی • (elcī) m (Hindi spelling एलची)

ambassador, emissary, representative, diplomat, envoy
(historical) elchi

References

“ایلچی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“ایلچی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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