English Explanatory Dictionary

elchi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛltʃi/

Word forms

elchi elchis eltchi elchee elchie

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ēlči, from *ēl (“realm, country”) + *-či (profession suffix), via Ottoman Turkish ایلچی (elçi) or Azerbaijani ایلچی (elçi), or via Hindustani एलची (elcī) / ایلْچی (elcī) through Classical Persian ایلْچِی (ēlčī).

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