adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Bulgars.
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Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
bulgar
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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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʌlɡɑː/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlɡɑː/
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General-American: /ˈbʌlɡɚ/
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General-American: /ˈbʊlɡɑɹ/
name
Meaning 2
The Turkic language of the Bulgar people.
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name
Meaning 3
A historical group of Turkic dialects, the only extant member of which is Chuvash.
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name
Meaning 4
Bulgarian, the South Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria.
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Usage: rare
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative spelling of bulgur.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
A member of a migratory Turkic people from Central Asia who conquered Moesia in the 7th century and settled what is now Bulgaria, and some of whom then migrated to the Volga basin to establish Volga Bulgaria.
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noun
Meaning 7
A Bulgarian.
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Usage: rare
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bulga-der. Proto-Turkic *bulgar Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (b1ul1ǧa) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Old Church Slavonic -инъ (-inŭ) Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ)bor. Medieval Latin Bulgarusbor. English Bulgar From Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ), itself from the self designation of Turkic Bulgars, from Proto-Turkic *bulgar (“disturber, disturbing”), active noun/adjective of *bulga- (“to create a state of disorder; to stir, to disturb”). Doublet of bugger.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Khakas: пулғар (pulğar) — of or relating to Bulgars
- Russian: булгарский (bulgarskij) — of or relating to Bulgars
- Finnish: bolgaari — the Turkic language of the Bulgar people
- Khakas: пулғар тілі (pulğar tìlì) — the Turkic language of the Bulgar people
- Russian: булгарский (bulgarskij) — the Turkic language of the Bulgar people
- Bulgarian: прабългарин (prabǎlgarin) — member of the migratory Turkic people
- Finnish: bolgaari — member of the migratory Turkic people
- Ancient Greek: Βούλγαρος (Boúlgaros) — member of the migratory Turkic people
- Khakas: пулғар (pulğar) — member of the migratory Turkic people
- Persian: بلغار (bolġâr) — member of the migratory Turkic people
- Russian: булга́р (bulgár) — member of the migratory Turkic people
- Russian: болга́р (bolgár) — member of the migratory Turkic people