bujar

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic болꙗринъ (boljarinŭ), Serbo-Croatian boljar and Bulgarian боляр (boljar). Ultimately from Bulgar.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

bujar m (plural bujarë, definite bujari, definite plural bujarët)

  1. boyar, [[nobleman]

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

bujar (feminine bujare)

  1. generous, honorable, ungrudging

References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bujar”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 263
  2. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “bujar”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 113