Avar
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editProper noun
editAvar
- A North Caucasian language spoken mainly in Avaria (Republic of Daghestan) as its official language, and in parts of Azerbaijan.
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Noun
editAvar (plural Avars)
- A person belonging to this people of Caucasus, mainly of Daghestan, in which they are the predominant group.
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Adjective
editAvar (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Avar language or people.
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editof or pertaining to the Avar language or people
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Further reading
edit- ISO 639-1 code av, ISO 639-3 code ava (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Avar, ava
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editAvar
- The extinct language of the Eurasian Avars, probably belonging to the Oghur branch of the Turkic language family.
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editNoun
editAvar (plural Avars)
- (historical) A member of a group of equestrian nomads who established an empire spanning considerable areas of Central and Eastern Europe from the late 6th to the early 9th century; also called Eurasian Avars or Pannonian Avars, to distinguish them from the Avars of the Caucasus.
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editmember of a group of professional equestrian nomads
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Adjective
editAvar (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people.
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editof or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people
References
edit- ^ В. А. Потто. Кавказская война в отдельных очерках, эпизодах, легендах и биографиях: в 5 т. – СПб.: Тип. Е. Евдокимова, 1887–1889