чорбаджия
/[t͡ʃo̟rbɐˈdʒijɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.archaicrich man, large owner in the Ottoman Empire
- 2.colloquialrich man, master
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوربهجی / چورباجی (çorbacı, a military rank of the Janissaries, literally “soup cook”). Equivalent to чорба (čorba, “soup”) + -джия (-džija). Cognate to Macedonian чорбаџија (čorbadžija) and Greek τσορμπατζής (tsormpatzís).
Forms
- чорбаджи́яcanonical • masculine
- čorbadžíjaromanization
- чорбаджи́йкаfeminine
- чорбаджи́яindefinite • singular
- чорбаджи́иindefinite • plural
- чорбаджи́ятаdefinite • singular
- чорбаджи́итеdefinite • plural
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Vocative | чорбаджи́, чорбаджи́йо | чорбаджи́и |
Vocative
Singular
чорбаджи́, чорбаджи́йо
Plural
чорбаджи́и