čoban
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- čòbanin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban), from Persian چوبان (čubân). Akin to čòban-bàša, Čobánija, čobànluk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃǒban/
- Hyphenation: čo‧ban
Noun
čòban m (Cyrillic spelling чо̀бан)
- shepherd
- (derogatory) boor, hick (uncultured or rude person)
Declension
Declension of čoban
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | čòban | čòbani |
| genitive | čobana | čȍbānā |
| dative | čobanu | čobanima |
| accusative | čobana | čobane |
| vocative | čobane | čobani |
| locative | čobanu | čobanima |
| instrumental | čobanom | čobanima |
Synonyms
- (shephard): pàstīr
References
- “čoban” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 178
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