Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish كار (kȃr), from Persian کار (kâr). Compare ćar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕêːrdati/
  • Hyphenation: ćer‧da‧ti

Verb

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ćȇrdati impf (Cyrillic spelling ће̑рдати)

  1. (transitive, regional) to waste, squander, spend recklessly/extravagantly/carelessly

References

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  • ćerdati” in Hrvatski jezični portal