Meanings
nounelchi (plural elchis)
plural elchis · alternative eltchi · alternative elchee · alternative elchie
- An envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran.
Origin
- Classical Persianایلْچِی
- Hindustani
- Azerbaijaniایلچی
- Ottoman Turkishایلچی
- Proto-Turkic*ēlči
- Englishelchi
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).
More words from Proto-Turkic, Ottoman Turkish, Azerbaijani
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French eltchi
- eltchian envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran
German Eltschi
- Eltschian envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran
Hindi एलची
- एलची (elcī)an envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran
Turkish elçi
- elçian envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran
Urdu ایلْچی
- ایلْچی (elcī)an envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran
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APA
elchi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elchi
MLA
“elchi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elchi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elchi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elchi.
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