bjachaŕ

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Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bīcārium; assimilated to the suffix -aŕ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bjechaŕ and German Becher.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bjachaŕ m inan (diminutive bjacharik)

  1. cup (drinking vessel)
    Synonym: tasa
  2. mug (large cup)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “bjachaŕ”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “bjachaŕ”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag