معدنجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From معدن (maʼden, mine; mineral, metal, ore) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, -cu, occupational suffix).

Noun

معدنجی • (maʼdenci)

  1. miner, a person who works in a mine
  2. mineralogist, an expert in mineralogy

Descendants

  • Turkish: madenci
  • Armenian: մատէնճի (matēnči), Մատենճյան (Matenčyan)

Further reading

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