janičár

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian janicsár, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri, new troops).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ni‧čár

Noun

janičár m anim (relational adjective janičárský)

  1. (historical) janissary (member of Turkish elite infantry)

Declension

Further reading

  • janičár”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • janičár”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • janičár”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)