cambaz

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جانباز (canbaz, cambaz), from Persian جانباز (jânbâz).

Noun

cambaz

1. acrobat (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination)
2. horse seller (a person who breeds and sells horses)

Derived terms

• cambazhane
• cambazlık

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cambaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جانباز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 638