خانجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From خان (han, “inn, caravanserai”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

خانجی • (hancı) (definite accusative خانجی‌یی (hancıyı), plural خانجیلر (hancılar))

  1. innkeeper, publican, taverner, tavernkeeper, landlord
    Synonym: میخانه‌جی (meyhâneci)

Derived terms

  • خانجیلق (hancılık, “profession of an innkeeper”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hancı
  • → Romanian: hangiu

Further reading

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