Standard Lemma guide

avar

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈævɑɹ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Avar language or people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people.

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Usage: not-comparable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A North Caucasian language spoken mainly in Avaria (Republic of Daghestan) as its official language, and in parts of Azerbaijan.

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name

Meaning 4

The extinct language of the Eurasian Avars, probably belonging to the Oghur branch of the Turkic language family.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

an animation variable

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Qualifier: animation

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noun

Meaning 6

A person belonging to this people of Caucasus, mainly of Daghestan, in which they are the predominant group.

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noun

Meaning 7

A member of a group of equestrian nomads who established an empire spanning considerable areas of Central and Eastern Europe from the late 6th to the early 9th century; also called Eurasian Avars or Pannonian Avars, to distinguish them from the Avars of the Caucasus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From Avar аварал (awaral)

Blend of animation + variable.

Across languages

Translations

110 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: ауа́рттә (awártʼtwʼ) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Avar: авар (awar) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Avar: аваразул (awarazul) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Avar: магӏарул (maʻarul) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Avar: магӏарулазул (maʻarulazul) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Bulgarian: ава́рски (avárski) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Catalan: àvar — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Chechen: суьйлийн (süüliı̇n) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Chechen: жӏайхойн (žˀajxojn) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Georgian: ხუნძური (xunʒuri) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Georgian: ავარული (avaruli) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • German: awarisch — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Irish: Avárach — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Polish: awarski — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Portuguese: ávaro — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Portuguese: avar — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Russian: ава́рский (avárskij) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Tabasaran: ава́р (avár) — of or pertaining to the Avar language or people
  • Armenian: ավարական (avarakan) — of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people
  • Russian: ава́рский (avárskij) — of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people
  • Abkhaz: ауар бызшәа (awar bəzŝwa) — language
  • Avar: авар мацӏ (awar macʼ) — language
  • Avar: магӏарул мацӏ (maʻarul macʼ) — language
  • Breton: avareg — language
  • Bulgarian: ава́рски ези́к (avárski ezík) — language
  • Catalan: àvar — language
  • Chechen: жӏайхойн мотт (žˀajxojn mott) — language
  • Chechen: суьйлийн мотт (süüliı̇n mott) — language
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏩᎵᎧ (awalika) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿瓦爾語 /阿瓦尔语 (Āwǎ'ěr yǔ) — language
  • Corsican: avar — language
  • Czech: avarština — language
  • Dutch: Avaars — language
  • Faroese: avariskt — language
  • Finnish: avaari — language
  • French: avar — language
  • Georgian: ხუნძური ენა (xunʒuri ena) — language
  • Georgian: ხუნძური (xunʒuri) — language
  • Georgian: ავარული (avaruli) — language
  • Georgian: ავარული ენა (avaruli ena) — language
  • German: Awarisch — language
  • German: awarische Sprache — language
  • Hungarian: avar — language
  • Icelandic: avarska — language
  • Irish: Aváiris — language
  • Japanese: アヴァル語 (Avaru-go) — language
  • Korean: 아바르어 (Abareu-eo) — language
  • Latvian: avāru valoda — language
  • Lithuanian: avarų kalba — language
  • Macedonian: аварски јазик (avarski jazik) — language
  • Malay: bahasa Avar — language
  • Mongolian: авар (avar) — language
  • Norwegian: avarisk — language
  • Polish: awarski — language
  • Portuguese: avar — language
  • Russian: ава́рский язы́к (avárskij jazýk) — language
  • Russian: ава́рский (avárskij) — language
  • Slovak: avarčina — language
  • Slovene: avarščina — language
  • Spanish: idioma avar — language
  • Spanish: idioma ávaro — language
  • Spanish: ávaro — language
  • Swedish: avariska — language
  • Tabasaran: ава́р чӏал (avár č̣al) — language
  • Turkish: Avarca — language
  • Turkmen: awar dili — language
  • Ukrainian: ава́рська мо́ва (avársʹka móva) — language
  • Bulgarian: ава́рски (avárski) — language
  • Russian: ава́рский (avárskij) — language
  • Abkhaz: ауа́р (awár) — person
  • Armenian: ավար (avar) — person
  • Avar: аварав (awaraw) — person
  • Avar: аварай (awaraj) — person
  • Avar: магӏарулав (maʻarulaw) — person
  • Avar: магӏарулай (maʻarulaj) — person
  • Bulgarian: ава́рин (avárin) — person
  • Bulgarian: ава́рка (avárka) — person
  • Catalan: àvar — person
  • Chechen: суьйли (süüli) — person
  • Chechen: жӏайхо (žˀajxo) — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿瓦爾人 /阿瓦尔人 (Āwǎ'ěr rén) — person
  • Dutch: Avaar — person
  • Dutch: Avaarse — person
  • Finnish: avaari — person
  • Georgian: ხუნძი (xunʒi) — person
  • Georgian: ავარიელი (avarieli) — person
  • German: Aware — person
  • German: Awarin — person
  • Irish: Avárach — person
  • Japanese: アヴァル人 (Avaru-jin) — person
  • Kazakh: авар (avar) — person
  • Ossetian: Солы (Soly) — person
  • Ossetian: солиаг (soliag) — person
  • Polish: Awar — person
  • Polish: Awarka — person
  • Portuguese: ávaro — person
  • Portuguese: avar — person
  • Russian: ава́рец (avárec) — person
  • Russian: ава́рка (avárka) — person
  • Spanish: ávaro — person
  • Tabasaran: ава́ржви — person
  • Armenian: ավար (avar) — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads
  • Czech: Avar — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads
  • Dutch: Avaar — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads
  • Finnish: avaari — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads
  • Greek: Άβαρος (Ávaros) — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads
  • Portuguese: ávaro — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads
  • Romanian: avar — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads
  • Russian: ава́р (avár) — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads
  • Russian: обр (obr) — member of a group of professional equestrian nomads