потури
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پوتور (potur) (whence modern Turkish potur) + native plural marker. Ultimately of Armenian origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
поту́ри • (potúri) pl
- (plural only) poturs (type of slacks worn by the upper class in the Ottoman Empire)
Declension
Declension of поту́ри
| plural | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | поту́ри potúri |
| definite | поту́рите potúrite |
Alternative forms
- пату́ри (patúri)
Coordinate terms
- га́щи (gášti, “trousers”)
- пантало́ни (pantalóni, “pants”)
- шалва́ри (šalvári, “wide pants, slacks”)
- чеши́ри (češíri, “coarse slacks”)
Derived terms
- потурна́к (poturnák)
References
- “потури”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “потури”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
- упорит (uporit)