hajger

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آیغر (ayğır). Compare Gagauz haygır.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hajˈɡeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ

Noun

hajger m (dialectal)

  1. stallion
    Synonym: hamshor

References

  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “hajgér”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152a
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “hajger”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 182
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