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Polish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish كاور (gāvur), from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), a variant of گَبْر (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡjawr/
- Rhymes: -awr
- Syllabification: giaur
Noun
giaur m pers
- (derogatory) a giaour, a non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians
- Synonyms: innowierca, niewierny, różnowierca
Declension
Further reading
- giaur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- giaur in Polish dictionaries at PWN