شمعدانجی

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From شمعدان (şemʼdan, candlestick) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

شمعدانجی (şemʼdancı)

  1. candlelighter, a servant whose duty is to light up the candles inside a palace

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: şamdancı
  • Armenian: Շամտանճյան (Šamtančyan)

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