قاچاقچی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قاچاقجی (kaçakçı) or Azerbaijani qaçaqçı. Analyzable as قاچاق (qâčâq, smuggling) + ـچی (-či, occupational suffix). Compare Urdu قاچاقی (qāčāqī).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qɑː.t͡ʃʰɑːq.t͡ʃʰíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [qɑː.t͡ʃʰɑːq.t͡ʃʰíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [qɔː.t͡ʃʰɔːq.t͡ʃʰí]

Readings
Classical reading? qāčāqčī
Dari reading? qāčāqčī
Iranian reading? ğâčâğči
Tajik reading? qočoqčī

Noun

Dari قاچاقچی
Iranian Persian
Tajik қочоқчӣ

قاچاقچی • (qâčâqči) (plural قاچاقچیان (qâčâqčiân))

  1. smuggler, trafficker
    قاچاقچیان انسانqâčâqčiân-e ensânpeople traffickers

Synonyms

  • نهان‌فروش (nahân-furôš), قاچاق‌بر (qâčâqbar)
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