чорбаџија

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوربه‌جی / چورباجی (çorbacı, a military rank of the Janissaries, literally soup cook). Cognate to Bulgarian чорбаджи́я (čorbadžíja) and Greek τσορμπατζής (tsormpatzís).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɔrˈbad͡ʒi(j)a]

Noun edit

чорбаџија (čorbadžijam (plural чорбаџии, relational adjective чорбаџиски)

  1. (archaic) rich man, master
    Synonyms: богаташ (bogataš), големец (golemec)

Declension edit