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kandilci.

lampmaker, a maker or seller of oil lamps

8 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/kan.dilˈd͡ʒi/
  1. lampmaker, a maker or seller of oil lamps

  2. the attendant responsible for lighting the oil lamps in a mosque

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قندیلجی (kandilci, “lampmaker”); equivalent to kandil (“oil lamp”) + -ci (“occupational suffix”).

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