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Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرهغول. Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (qaraɣul).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ка‧ра‧ул
Noun
караул • (karaul) m (plural караули)
- (archaic) sentry, guard, watch (armed guards)
- Synonym: стражар (stražar)
- (archaic) guard, watch (a person on guard)
- Synonym: чувар (čuvar)
Declension
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References
- “караул” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
A Turkic borrowing; compare Tatar каравыл (qarawıl), Kazakh қарауыл (qarauyl). Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (qaraɣul).
Pronunciation
Noun
карау́л • (karaúl) m inan (genitive карау́ла, nominative plural карау́лы, genitive plural карау́лов, relational adjective карау́льный)
- guard; watch
Declension
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Interjection
карау́л! • (karaúl!)
- help!
Descendants