Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایچكیجی (içkici),[1][2] from ایچكی (içki),[3] equivalent to iç- (to drink) +‎ -ki +‎ -ci.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /it͡ʃ.ciˈd͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: iç‧ki‧ci

Noun

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içkici (definite accusative içkiciyi, plural içkiciler)

  1. A maker or seller of alcoholic beverages.
  2. A drunkard, an alcoholic.

Adjective

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içkici

  1. habitually drinking
    Synonyms: ayyaş, içici, keş, (archaic) küplü, (archaic) bekri
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ایچكیجی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 290
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ایچكیجی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 214
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “içki”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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