Mehmetçik
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish محمدجك (Mehmedcik), equivalent to Mehmet + -çik. Compare Tommy (“British soldier”).
Noun
editMehmetçik (definite accusative Mehmetçiki, plural Mehmetçikler)
- A common soldier of the Turkish army.
- 2022 December 11, tweet by Ministry of Defense quoted by Anadolu Agency[1]:
- Mehmetçikten teröristlere bir darbe daha!
- Another blow against terrorists from our soldiers!
- 2022 December 11, tweet by Ministry of Defense quoted by Anadolu Agency[1]:
References
edit- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN