كېمىچى

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Uyghur[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From كېمە (këme, “ship, boat”) +‎ ـچى (-chi, “occupation, inclination suffix”). Cognate to Southern Altai кемечи (kemeči), etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

كېمىچى • (këmichi) (plural كېمىچىلەر (këmichiler))

  1. sailor, boatman, deck hand

Further reading[edit]

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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