Bulgar

bulgar bulğar búlgar Bułgar English + language Alternative forms en Bolgar Bolğar en Bulghar Bolghar Etymology en otk en :bor la-med:Bulgarus<ety:bor<cu:блъгаринъ>> ++ From en la-med Bulgarus, from en cu блъгаринъ, itself from the self designation of en trk - Bulgars, from en trk-pro *bulgar disturber, disturbing, active noun/adjective of trk-pro *bulga- to create a state of disorder; to stir, to disturb. Displaced ang Pulgare in the sense of "a Bulgarian", from the same Latin source. en bugger. Pronunciation en /ˈbʌlɡɑː/ /ˈbʊlɡɑː/ RP en /ˈbʌlɡɚ/ /ˈbʊlɡɑɹ/ GA Noun 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. en rare A Bulgarian. en 1953 1955 w:Ian Fleming Casino Royale (novel) Casino Royale London Pan Books Two Men In Straw Hats 44 'They need say nothing of the third Bulgar who must have been hanging about somewhere, but they must get him at all costs. He will certainly head for Paris.' en 1957 Walter Phelps Hall; William Stearns Davis The course of Europe since Waterloo 409 Prince Alexander of Battenberg was chosen by the Bulgars as their first ruler (1879). Translations member of the migratory Turkic people Bulgarian: bg прабългарин Chuvash: cv пӑлхар Finnish: fi bolgaari Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Βούλγαρος Khakas: kjh пулғар Persian: fa بلغار bolġâr Russian: ru булга́р m, ru болга́р m Tajik: tg булғор Adjective - Of or relating to the Bulgars. Derived terms en Bulgar leather Bulgaric Bulgarism Bulgarist Bulgaro- Translations of or relating to Bulgars Chuvash: cv пӑлхар Khakas: kjh пулғар Russian: ru булгарский Tajik: tg булғорӣ Proper noun The Turkic language of the Bulgar people. A historical group of Turkic dialects, the only extant member of which is Chuvash. en rare Bulgarian, the South Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria. en 1957 Walter Phelps Hall; William Stearns Davis The course of Europe since Waterloo 409 Prince Alexander of Battenberg was erect, gallant, and a man of good will; but he lacked tact, was unable to speak Bulgar, and was soon lost in a maze of intrigue. en 1965 Alfred A. Knopf Europe since Napoleon 433 In 1879 they elected as king Alexander of Battenberg, a nephew of the Tsarina and a gallant, well-meaning young man who, if he did not speak Bulgar, was sufficiently German by birth and training to be hostile to Russia. Translations the Turkic language of the Bulgar people Chuvash: cv пӑлхарла, cv пӑлхар чӗлхи Finnish: fi bolgaari Khakas: kjh пулғар тілі Russian: ru булгарский Tajik: tg забони булғорӣ See also xbo Bulgar 1 xbo en Bulgaria Luxembourgish Noun m Bulgarin Bulgarian Related terms lb bulgaresch Romanian Etymology From ro bulgar. Proper noun m ro ethnonyms Turkish Etymology Ultimately from tr la-med Bulgarus; see en Bulgar above. tr bulamak, which is inherited from tr trk-pro *bulga- Pronunciation tr Bul gar Adjective Bulgarian of or relating to Bulgaria or the Bulgarian people Proper noun Bulgarian native of Bulgaria or ethnically Bulgarian person Derived terms tr Bulgarca Bulgaristan Ön Bulgarca Ön Bulgar tr Nationalities