Čorbadžić is a Bosniak family name. The name derives from Turkish language word çorbacı (sometimes variously transliterated as chorbaji, chorbadzhi)[1]) which was a military rank of the corps of Janissaries in the Ottoman Empire, used for the commander of an orta (regiment or unit of around 400 men),[2] i.e., approximately corresponding to the rank of colonel. The word is pronounced [tʃoɾbaˈdʒɯ] in Turkish and literally means "soup cook", derived from çorba, "soup". Janissaries wore spoons on their head dress, and every rank in the corps were kitchen related.
| Language(s) | Bosnian |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Word/name | Turkish: çorbacı |
| Meaning | the commander of an orta (regiment) of the corps of Janissaries in the Ottoman Empire |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Chorbadzhi (Чорбаджи), Çorbaxhi, Çorbaxhiu |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ TDK Dictionary Online - Çorbacı entry
- ^ Niyazi Berkes; Donald Presgrave Little (1976). Essays on Islamic Civilization: Presented to Niyazi Berkes. Brill Archive. p. 254. ISBN 978-90-04-04464-7.
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