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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Classical Persian گاوُر (gāwur).
Pronunciation
Noun
гяу́р • (gjaúr) m (feminine гяу́рка)
- (religious slur) giaour, kafir
Declension
References
- “гяур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гяур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor).
Replaced earlier (attested since 15th century) гаур (gaur) in 18th century, possibly under influence of Western European languages.
Pronunciation
Noun
гяу́р • (gjaúr) m anim (genitive гяу́ра, nominative plural гяу́ры, genitive plural гяу́ров)
- (religious slur) giaour (infidel)
- Synonyms: ка́фи́р (káfír), кя́фи́р (kjáfír), неве́рный (nevérnyj)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гяур”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor).
Replaced Old Ruthenian кгауръ (gaur), гауръ (haur) in 18th century, possibly under influence of Western European languages.
Pronunciation
Noun
гяу́р • (hjaúr) m pers (genitive гяу́ра, nominative plural гяу́ри, genitive plural гяу́рів)
- (religious slur) giaour (infidel)
Declension
Declension of гяу́р (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гяур”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гяур”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN