гандляр

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Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish handlarz, from German Händler.[1] Cognate with Ukrainian гендля́р (hendljár).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: ганд‧ляр

Noun

гандля́р (handljárm pers (genitive гандляра́, nominative plural гандляры́, genitive plural гандляро́ў, feminine гандля́рка, relational adjective гандля́рскі)

  1. shopkeeper (one who engages in private trade)
  2. dealer, merchant, trader
  3. (derogatory, figuratively) sellout (an unprincipled person who trades their conscience, talent, beliefs, etc.)

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References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “Га́ндаль”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka

Further reading

  • гандляр”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • гандляр” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org