baždar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish باجدار‎ (bacdar) (Turkish bacdar), from Persian باجدار‎ (bâjdâr), باژدار‎ (bâždâr, “revenue collector”), from باژ‎ (bâž, “tribute”). Akin to bádža.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bǎʒdaːr/
  • Hyphenation: baž‧dar

Noun

bàždār m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀жда̄р)

  1. measurer, surveyor
  2. revenue/tax collector, customs official ("he who collects something that can be measured")
  3. measuring device
  4. measuring, surveying

Declension
Declension of baždar
singular plural
nominative bàždār baždari
genitive baždára baždara
dative baždaru baždarima
accusative baždara baždare
vocative baždaru / baždare baždari
locative baždaru baždarima
instrumental baždarem / baždarom baždarima

Derived terms
  • bàždarica
  • bàždarkinja
  • baždàrina

References
  • “baždar” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 127
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