Bulgar

See also bulgar, bulğar, búlgar, and Bułgar

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Bolgar
• Bolğar
• Bulghar
• Bolghar

Etymology

From Latin Bulgarus, from Turkic *bulɣar (“of mixed origin”), from *bulɣamak (“to mix”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbʌlɡɑː/, /ˈbʊlɡɑː/
• (US) IPA: /ˈbʌl gəɹ/, /ˈbʊl gɑɹ/

Noun

Bulgar

1. a member of the migratory Turkic people from Central Asia which conquered Moesia in the 7th century and settled what is now Bulgaria; part of them migrated to the Volga basin and established Volga Bulgaria
2. (rare) a Bulgarian

Translations

member of the migratory Turkic people

• Bulgarian: прабългарин (bg) (prabǎlgarin)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Βούλγαρος

• Russian: булгар (ru) (bulgár) m, болгар (ru) (bolgár) m

Adjective

Bulgar (not comparable)

1. of or relating to Bulgars

Translations

of or relating to Bulgars

• Russian: булгарский (ru) (bulgarskij)

Proper noun

Bulgar

1. the Turkic language of the Bulgar people
2. a historical group of Turkic dialects, the only extant member of which is Chuvash

Translations

the Turkic language of the Bulgar people

• Russian: булгарский (ru) (bulgarskij)

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Bulgar terms
• Bulgar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ISO 639-3 code xbo (SIL)
• Linguist List entry for Bulgar, code xbo

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Turkish

Proper noun

Bulgar

1. Bulgarian (native of Bulgaria)

Derived terms

• Bulgarca