turċman

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • torċman, torġman, turġman

Etymology

From Arabic تُرْجُمان‎ (turjumān). The -ċ- and the plural in -i point to influence by Italian turcimanno, but otherwise nothing speaks against inheritance.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /turˈt͡ʃmaːn/

Noun

turċman m (plural turċmani)

  1. (archaic or historical) interpreter, dragoman
    Synonym: interpretu
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