bujar
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic болꙗринъ (boljarinŭ, “boyar”), Serbo-Croatian boljar (“boyar”) and Bulgarian боляр (boljar, “boyar”). Ultimately from Bulgar.[1][2] The adjective, a derivate of buj, was likely influenced by the Slavic word.
Pronunciation
Noun
bujar m (plural bujarë, definite bujari, definite plural bujarët)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adjective
bujar (feminine bujare)
References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bujar”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 263
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “bujar”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 113