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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic болꙗринъ (boljarinŭ, “boyar”), Serbo-Croatian boljar (“boyar”) and Bulgarian боляр (boljar, “boyar”). Ultimately from Bulgar.[1][2] The adjective, a derivate of buj, was likely influenced by the Slavic word.
Pronunciation
Noun
bujar m (plural bujarë, definite bujari, definite plural bujarët)
- boyar, nobleman
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Adjective
bujar (feminine bujare)
- generous, honorable, ungrudging
References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bujar”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 263
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “bujar”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 113