гяур

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See also: ѓаур

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Classical Persian گاوُر (gāwur).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʲɐˈur]
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Noun

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гяу́р (gjaúrm (feminine гяу́рка)

  1. (religious slur) giaour, kafir

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References

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  • гяур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гяур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor).

Replaced earlier (attested since 15th century) гаур (gaur) in 18th century, possibly under influence of Western European languages.

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гяу́р (gjaúrm anim (genitive гяу́ра, nominative plural гяу́ры, genitive plural гяу́ров)

  1. (religious slur) giaour (infidel)
    Synonyms: ка́фи́р (káfír), кя́фи́р (kjáfír); неве́рный (nevérnyj)

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гяур”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor).

Replaced Old Ruthenian кгауръ (gaur), гауръ (haur) in 18th century, possibly under influence of Western European languages.

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гяу́р (hjaúrm pers (genitive гяу́ра, nominative plural гяу́ри, genitive plural гяу́рів)

  1. (religious slur) giaour (infidel)

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