Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from now-obsolete Polish machlarz, mechlarz,[1] from a West Germanic term, possibly German Makler, with k-ch alternation.[2] If so, doublet of ма́клер (mákljer, “broker”). Compare Carpathian Rusyn махля́рь (maxljárʹ), Ukrainian махля́р (maxljár).
махля́р • (maxljár) m pers (genitive махляра́, nominative plural махляры́, genitive plural махляро́ў, feminine махля́рка, relational adjective махля́рскі)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | махля́р maxljár |
махляры́ maxljarý |
| genitive | махляра́ maxljará |
махляро́ў maxljaróŭ |
| dative | махляру́ maxljarú |
махляра́м maxljarám |
| accusative | махляра́ maxljará |
махляро́ў maxljaróŭ |
| instrumental | махляро́м maxljaróm |
махляра́мі maxljarámi |
| locative | махляру́ maxljarú |
махляра́х maxljaráx |
| count form | — | махляры́1 maxljarý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.