şahinci
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish شاهینجی (şahinci, “groom of the peregrine falcons”), equivalent to şahin (“peregrine falcon”) + -ci.
Noun[edit]
şahinci (definite accusative şahinciyi, plural şahinciler)
- person who breeds and sells peregrine falcons
- (historical) official who fed, raised and trained peregrine falcons for the sultan
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “şahinci”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4415