-çi

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Azerbaijani[edit]

Suffix[edit]

preceding vowel
A / I E / Ə / İ O / U Ö / Ü
-çı -çi -çu -çü

-çi

  1. Suffix creating nouns denoting a profession or occupation from nouns.

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish ـچی (-çi), from Proto-Turkic *-či.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-çi

  1. Assimilated form of -ci after the vowels E / İ.
    kitap + ‎-çi → ‎kitapçı
    demir + ‎-çi → ‎demirci
    balık + ‎-çi → ‎balıkçı