čoban

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See also: çoban and cơ bản

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban), from Persian چوبان (čubân). Akin to čòban-bàša, Čobánija, čobànluk.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃǒban/
  • Hyphenation: čo‧ban
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Noun[edit]

čòban m (Cyrillic spelling чо̀бан)

  1. shepherd
    Synonyms: pàstīr, òvčār
  2. (derogatory) boor, hick (uncultured or rude person)

Declension[edit]

Declension of čoban
singular plural
nominative čòban čòbani
genitive čobana čȍbānā
dative čobanu čobanima
accusative čobana čobane
vocative čobane čobani
locative čobanu čobanima
instrumental čobanom čobanima

References[edit]

  • “čoban” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 178
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