handžar
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خنجر (hancer), خنچار (hançar) (Turkish hançer), from Persian خنجر (xanjar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xǎnd͡ʒaːr/
- Hyphenation: han‧džar
Noun
hàndžār m inan (Cyrillic spelling ха̀нџа̄р)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hàndžār | handžari |
| genitive | handžára | handžara |
| dative | handžaru | handžarima |
| accusative | handžar | handžare |
| vocative | handžaru | handžari |
| locative | handžaru | handžarima |
| instrumental | handžarom | handžarima |
References
- “handžar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 310