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Khakas
Etymology
Cognate with Bashkir яр (yar, “bank, shore”).
Noun
чар • (çar)
- bank, shore, coast
Declension
Kumyk
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *čar.
Noun
чар • (çar)
- whetstone
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь.
Pronunciation
Noun
чар • (čar) m
- charm
Declension
Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yār. Cognate to Khakas чар (çar), etc.
Noun
чар • (čar)
- bank, shore, coast, beach
References
- N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “чар”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
чар • (čar) f inan pl
- genitive of ча́ры (čáry)
Etymology 2
Noun
чар • (čar) f inan pl
- genitive plural of ча́ра (čára)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь (Russian ча́ры (čáry), Polish czar), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”) (Sanskrit करोति (karóti), Lithuanian kùrti). Slavic forms with und|čar- (compare ча́рати) presuppose a nominal lengthened-grade derivation, i.e. Proto-Balto-Slavic *kēr- (Lithuanian kẽras (“charm, magic”)). Serbo-Croatian i-stem is probably an archaism - lengthened grade is expected in PIE root nouns which yield Balto-Slavic i-stems. PIE root probably already had magical connotations, i.e. denoting remote action by magical means. First attested in the 16th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
ча̑р m (Latin spelling čȃr)
- charm, allure
- spell, magic
Declension
References
- “чар” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Skok, Petar (1971) “чар”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (A – J), Zagreb: JAZU, page 295
- Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 362
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *čar. Compare to Kumyk чар (çar, “whetstone; tub”).
Noun
чар • (čar)
- whetstone
Further reading
- N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чар”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN