içkici

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایچكیجی (içkici),[1][2] from ایچكی (içki),[3] equivalent to iç- (to drink) + -ki + -ci.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /it͡ʃ.ciˈd͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: iç‧ki‧ci

Noun

içkici (definite accusative içkiciyi, plural içkiciler)

  1. A maker or seller of alcoholic beverages.
  2. A drunkard, an alcoholic.

Adjective

içkici

  1. habitually drinking
    Synonyms: ayyaş, içici, keş, (archaic) küplü, (archaic) bekri

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ایچكیجی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 290
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ایچكیجی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 214
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “içki”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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