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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ясы́рь (jasýrʹ), from Crimean Tatar esir or Turkish esir, from Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr), from Proto-Semitic *ʔasīr-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.sɘr/
- Rhymes: -asɘr
- Syllabification: ja‧syr
Noun
jasyr m inan
- (historical) captivity under the Cossacks
- (collective) prisoners of the Cossacks
Declension
Further reading
- jasyr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- jasyr in Polish dictionaries at PWN