yelkenci
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish یلكنجی (yelkenci, “sailmaker”), equivalent to yelken (“sail”) + -ci.
Noun edit
yelkenci (definite accusative yelkenciyi, plural yelkenciler)
- sailmaker, a person whose occupation is to make or repair sails
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “yelkenci”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5280