elchi

== English == === Alternative forms === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛltʃi/ === Noun === elchi (plural elchis) An envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Chile, Liech., cheli-, chiel, chile, lechi == Uzbek == === Noun === elchi (plural elchilar) ambassador ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== elchilik elchixona