-џија

Macedonian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـجی‎ (modern Turkish -ci/-çi) and the Macedonian suffix -ја (-ja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒi(j)a]

Suffix

-џија • (-džija) m

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature.
    ‎покер (poker, “poker”) + ‎-џија (-džija) → ‎покерџија (pokerdžija, “poker player”)

Derived terms
Macedonian terms suffixed with -џија

See also
  • -чија (-čija)
  • -џика (-džika)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـجی‎ (modern Turkish -ci/-çi) and the Serbo-Croatian suffix -ја.

Suffix

-џија (Latin spelling -džija)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature, usually negative.

See also
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