لونجه

Borrowed from either Italian loggia (“loge; lodge”) or Greek λόντζα (lóntza). Doublet of لوجه (loca, “loge; lodge”).

لونجه • (lonca) (definite accusative لونجه‌یی (loncayı), plural لونجه‌لر (loncalar))

guild, corporation, any association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft or trade
Synonyms: اصناف (esnâf), صنف (sınf, sınıf)
(by extension) guildhall, hanse, a hall, building, or palace where a guild or corporation usually assembles

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Ottoman Turkish