čoban

See also: çoban and cơ bản

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms
  • čòbanin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban), from Persian چوبان (čubân). Akin to čòban-bàša, Čobánija, čobànluk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃǒban/
  • Hyphenation: čo‧ban

Noun

čòban m (Cyrillic spelling чо̀бан)

  1. shepherd
    Synonyms: pàstīr, òvčār
  2. (derogatory) boor, hick (uncultured or rude person)

Declension
Declension of čoban
singular plural
nominative čòban čòbani
genitive čobana čȍbānā
dative čobanu čobanima
accusative čobana čobane
vocative čobane čobani
locative čobanu čobanima
instrumental čobanom čobanima

References
  • “čoban” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 178
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