kürekçi
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish كوركجی (kürekci, “rower, oarsman”), equivalent to kürek (“oar; shovel, baker's peel”) + -çi.
Noun[edit]
kürekçi (definite accusative kürekçiyi, plural kürekçiler)
- rower, oarsman, a person who rows a boat, either alone or with others
- maker or seller of shovels, peels and any other similar instruments
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Further reading[edit]
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kürekçi”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2902