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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From الك (elek, “sieve, riddle”) + ـجی (-ci, -cu, occupational suffix).
Noun
الكجی • (elekci)
- maker or seller of sieves, riddles, strainers or cribbles
- siever, sifter, one who sieves or sifts
- Synonym: قلبورجی (kalburcu)
Derived terms
- الكجیلك (elekcilik, “the profession of a sifter”)
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