bujar

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic болꙗринъ (boljarinŭ, “boyar”), Serbo-Croatian boljar (“boyar”) and Bulgarian боляр (boljar, “boyar”). Ultimately from Bulgar.[1][2] The adjective, a derivate of buj, was likely influenced by the Slavic word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buˈjaɾ/

Noun

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

  1. boyar, nobleman

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • bujari, bujarësi, bujarisht, bujaroj

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
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