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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jarъ (“spring”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ја̑р m (Latin spelling jȃr)
- (archaic) spring
- swelter, intense heat (also figuratively)
Quotations
Southern Altai
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *jār (“steep bank, shore”).
Cognate with
Kazakh жар (jar, “steep bank”), Kumyk яр (yar, “rock, cliff”),
Uyghur يار (yar, “steep bank; cliff, ravine”),
Khakas чар (çar, “bank, shore”),
Turkish yar (“cliff”),
Yakut сыыр (sıır, “hill”),
Chuvash ҫыр (śyr),
etc.
Noun
јар • (ǰar)
- bank, shore, coast, beach
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *jar (“order; announcement; law, justice”).
Cognate with
Old Uyghur (jar, “order, instruction”);
Kazakh жар (jar, “herald's message”),
Kyrgyz жар (jar, “herald's message”),
Tuvan чар (çar, “announcement”),
etc.
Noun
јар • (ǰar)
- order
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “јар”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN