hacı

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حاجی (ḥācci, ḥacı, “one who has performed or is on the road to perform the rites of pilgrimage in Mecca, a pilgrim, a Christian who has performed or is performing a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a title of respect for strangers”), from Arabic حَاجِي (ḥājī), from حَاجّ (ḥājj, “person who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haˈd͡ʒɯ/ Hyphenation: ha‧cı Rhymes: -ɯ === Noun === hacı (definite accusative hacıyı, plural hacılar) (Islam) A Muslim who has performed the Hajj; a pilgrim; a hajji (Christianity) A Christian who has visited or is on the way to visit any of the pilgrimage sites such as Jerusalem, Palestine, Ephesus etc, a pilgrim, a palmer (slang) A casual way to address one's friend; homie, bro Synonym: kanka (historical) a title used in the Ottoman era for a hajji ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “hacı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “hacı”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1827