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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian pandúr. According to BER, perhaps of Slavic origin, reflecting Proto-Slavic *pǫdurъ (formally equivalent to пъдя (pǎdja, “to chase away”) + -ур (-ur)).
Pronunciation
Noun
панду́р • (pandúr) m
- (obsolete) guard, sentry, patrol in the army (particularly in the Austro-Hungarian army)
Declension
- пъда́р (pǎdár, “watchman, guard”)
References
- “пандур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пандур”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 43
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian pandúr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: пан‧дур
Noun
пандур • (pandur) m (plural пандури, relational adjective пандурски)
- (archaic) armed guard, pandur
- (slang, derogatory) policeman
- (figurative, derogatory) violent person, cruel person
Declension
References
- “пандур” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Hungarian pandúr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pǎnduːr/
- Hyphenation: пан‧дур
Noun
па̀ндӯр m (Latin spelling pàndūr)
- (derogatory) policeman
- tipstaff
- (slang) redcoat (British soldier)
Declension
Synonyms
References
- “пандур”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024