бахър
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- баха́р (bahár)
Etymology
The term originated as a slang sense development of бахар (bahar, “allspice”) from Ottoman Turkish بهار (bahar, “spice”),[1][2] and has become a common colloquialism. Typologically compare French piquant (“spicy; ice-cold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɐˈxɤr]
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Noun
бахъ́р • (bahǎ́r) m (colloquial, slang)
- freezing cold
- (by extension) very cold weather
- голя́м бахъ́р ― goljám bahǎ́r ― extremely cold, chilly weather
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | бахъ́р bahǎ́r |
| definite (subject form) |
бахъ́рът bahǎ́rǎt |
| definite (object form) |
бахъ́ра bahǎ́ra |
References
- ^ Krǎsteva, Vesela (2003) “бахър”, in Тълковен речник на турцизмите в българския език [Explanatory Dictionary of Turkisms in the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Skorpio vi, page 46
- ^ Rasiev, Turhan (2013) “бахар”, in Речник на турцизмите в българския език [Dictionary of Turkisms in Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), Varna: Zograf
- “бахър”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007
- Георги Армянов (1993) “бахар”, in Речник на българския жаргон [Dictionary of Bulgarian Slang] (in Bulgarian), 1st edition, Sofia: 7М + Логис, →ISBN, page 18