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Handschar
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German
Etymology 1
From de ar خَنْجَر, in part through de ota خنجر hancar.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhandʒar/ [ˈhan.d͡ʒaʁ] [ˈhan.d͡ʒa(ɐ̯)]
Noun
m:n[both dated]:f,s:-,s:e:en
khanjar oriental dagger
Declension
m:n[dated],s:-,s:e
f[dated],s:en
Alternative forms
de Chandschar
Etymology 2
From de sh handžar, from the Ottoman word in etymology 1. Feminine gender after de Division. Sometimes reinterpreted by folk etymology as de Hand Schar (literally “hand troop”, further interpretable as “auxiliary troop” or the like).
Pronunciation
de /ˈhandʒar/ [ˈhan.d͡ʒaʁ] [ˈhan.d͡ʒa(ɐ̯)] standard
de /ˈhantˌʃaːr/ [ˈhantˌʃaː(ɐ̯)] folk etymology, see above
Proper noun
f.article
Handschar Waffen-SS mountain infantry division made up of Balkan Muslims
de Handschar-Division