janczar

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeŋiçeri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjan.t͡ʂar/

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• Rhymes: -ant͡ʂar
• Syllabification: jan‧czar

Noun

janczar m pers

1. (historical) Janissary, member of Turkish elite infantry

Declension

Declension of janczar

	singular	plural
nominative	janczar	janczarzy/janczary (deprecative)
genitive	janczara	janczarów
dative	janczarowi	janczarom
accusative	janczara	janczarów
instrumental	janczarem	janczarami
locative	janczarze	janczarach
vocative	janczarze	janczarzy

Further reading

• janczar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• janczar in Polish dictionaries at PWN