гяур

• гяу́рин (gjaúrin)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Classical Persian گاوُر (gāwur).

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲɐˈur]

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гяу́р • (gjaúr) m (feminine гяу́рка)

1. (religious slur) giaour, kafir

• “гяур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “гяур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor).

Replaced earlier (attested since 15th century) гаур (gaur) in 18th century, possibly under influence of Western European languages.

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲɪˈur]
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲaˈur]

гяу́р • (gjaúr) m anim (genitive гяу́ра, nominative plural гяу́ры, genitive plural гяу́ров)

1. (religious slur) giaour (infidel)

   Synonyms: ка́фи́р (káfír), кя́фи́р (kjáfír); неве́рный (nevérnyj)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гяур”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor).

Replaced Old Ruthenian кгауръ (gaur), гауръ (haur) in 18th century, possibly under influence of Western European languages.

• IPA^(key): [ɦʲɐˈur]

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гяу́р • (hjaúr) m pers (genitive гяу́ра, nominative plural гяу́ри, genitive plural гяу́рів)

1. (religious slur) giaour (infidel)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гяур”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “гяур”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN