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Basque
Etymology
Reanalysed diminutive of -zar (“bad, wicked, evil”), which itself derives from zahar (“old”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃar/
- Rhymes: -ar
- Hyphenation: txar
Adjective
txar (comparative txarrago, superlative txarren, excessive txarregi)
- bad, evil
- Synonyms: gaitz, gaizto
Erretzea da txarra zure osasunerako.- Smoking is bad for your health.
- wrong, faulty, defective, imperfect
- Synonyms: akastun, eskas, aitzakiadun
Merkea baina txarra bada, garestia da.- If it’s cheap but faulty, then it’s expensive.
Declension
Declension of txar (adjective, ending in -r)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “txar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “txar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005