name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈbɔɪɑː/
UK:/ˈbəʊjɑː/
UK:/bəʊˈjɑː/
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rhymes with -ɑː
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: barin
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Russian боя́ре (bojáre), plural of боя́рин (bojárin).
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Southern Altai:
бояр
(boyar)
— rank of aristocracy
Armenian:
բոյար
(boyar)
— rank of aristocracy
Azerbaijani:
boyar
— rank of aristocracy
Belarusian:
бая́рын
(bajáryn)
— rank of aristocracy
Belarusian:
ба́рын
(báryn)
— rank of aristocracy
Bulgarian:
боля́р
(boljár)
— rank of aristocracy
Bulgarian:
боля́рин
(boljárin)
— rank of aristocracy
Bulgarian:
боля́рец
(boljárec)
— rank of aristocracy
Catalan:
boiar
— rank of aristocracy
Chinese Mandarin:
波雅爾 /波雅尔
(bōyǎ'ěr)
— rank of aristocracy
Czech:
bojar
— rank of aristocracy
Czech:
bárin
— rank of aristocracy
Dutch:
bojaar
— rank of aristocracy
Estonian:
bojaar
— rank of aristocracy
Finnish:
pajari
— rank of aristocracy
French:
boyard
— rank of aristocracy
French:
boïard
— rank of aristocracy
French:
barine
— rank of aristocracy
French:
barynia
— rank of aristocracy
Georgian:
ბოიარინი
(boiarini)
— rank of aristocracy
German:
Bojare
— rank of aristocracy
Greek:
βογιάρος
(vogiáros)
— rank of aristocracy
Hungarian:
bojár
— rank of aristocracy
Ingrian:
bajari
— rank of aristocracy
Italian:
boiardo
— rank of aristocracy
Japanese:
ボヤール
(boyāru)
— rank of aristocracy
Korean:
보야르
(boyareu)
— rank of aristocracy
Macedonian:
бо́лјар
(bóljar)
— rank of aristocracy
Church Slavic:
болꙗринъ
(boljarinŭ)
— rank of aristocracy
Old East Slavic:
бояринъ
(bojarinŭ)
— rank of aristocracy
Polish:
bojar
— rank of aristocracy
Polish:
bojarzyn
— rank of aristocracy
Portuguese:
boiardo
— rank of aristocracy
Romanian:
boier
— rank of aristocracy
Russian:
боя́рин
(bojárin)
— rank of aristocracy
Russian:
боя́рыня
(bojárynja)
— rank of aristocracy
Russian:
ба́рин
(bárin)
— rank of aristocracy
Russian:
ба́рыня
(bárynja)
— rank of aristocracy
Serbo-Croatian:
бољарин
— rank of aristocracy
Serbo-Croatian:
бољар
— rank of aristocracy
Serbo-Croatian:
boljarin
— rank of aristocracy
Serbo-Croatian:
boljar
— rank of aristocracy
Slovak:
bojar
— rank of aristocracy
Spanish:
boyardo
— rank of aristocracy
Swedish:
bojar
— rank of aristocracy
Turkish:
boyar
— rank of aristocracy
Ottoman Turkish:
بویار
(boyar)
— rank of aristocracy
Ukrainian:
боя́рин
(bojáryn)
— rank of aristocracy
Ukrainian:
буй
(buj)
— rank of aristocracy
Uzbek:
boyar
— rank of aristocracy
Yiddish:
באָיאַרין
(boyarin)
— rank of aristocracy