ایلچی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ایلچی (ēlčī, īlčī), from Chagatai ایلچی (elçi). Compare Turkish elçi (“ambassador”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /eːl.t͡ʃiː/

Noun

ایلْچی • (elcī) m (Hindi spelling एलची)

1. ambassador, emissary, representative, diplomat, envoy
2. (historical) elchi

References

• “ایلچی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ایلچی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.