şahinci
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish شاهینجی (şahinci, “groom of the peregrine falcons”), equivalent to şahin (“peregrine falcon”) + -ci.
Noun
editşahinci (definite accusative şahinciyi, plural şahinciler)
- person who breeds and sells peregrine falcons
- (historical) official who fed, raised and trained peregrine falcons for the sultan
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “şahinci”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4415