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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From el + -çi.
Pronunciation
Noun
elçi (definite accusative elçini, plural elçilər)
- one who goes to an unmarried woman's house in order to ask her parents for her hand on a close relative's behalf
- envoy
- (less common) ambassador
- Synonym: səfir
- representative, delegate
- Synonym: nümayəndə
- messenger, someone who brings good news
- Synonym: müjdəçi
Declension
Derived terms
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ایلچی (ilçi, elçi), equivalent to el + -çi. Cognate with Kazakh елші (elşı).
Pronunciation
Noun
elçi (definite accusative elçiyi, plural elçiler)
- ambassador
- delegate
- envoy
- legate
- messenger
- (law) minister
- prophet
Declension
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