маждрак

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Bulgarian

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оръжие маждрак

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مزراق (whence modern Turkish mızrak), of Arabic origin. Medial -д- between ж and р is epenthetic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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маждра́к (maždrákm

  1. (historical) lance, long spear
    Synonym: (standard) ланце́т (lancét)
    • c. 18th–19th century, “От кога се е зора зазорила”:
      Маждраци им, мила моя майно ле, като честа гора.
      Maždraci im, mila moja majno le, kato česta gora.
      [The heroes'] lancers, oh my dear mother, [look] like a dense forest.

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References

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