Wiktionary

čoban

See also: çoban and cơ bản

Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban), from Persian چوبان (čubân). Akin to čòban-bàša, Čobánija, čobànluk.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃǒban/
  • Hyphenation: čo‧ban
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Noun edit

čòban m (Cyrillic spelling чо̀бан)

  1. shepherd
    Synonyms: pàstīr, òvčār
  2. (derogatory) boor, hick (uncultured or rude person)

Declension edit

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

References edit

  • “čoban” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 178
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