Chuvash

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Etymology

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From Persian ناچار (nâčâr, miserable). Compare Kazakh нашар (naşar), Kyrgyz начар (nacar), etc.

Adjective

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начар (nač̬ar)

  1. bad
    Synonyms: япӑх (jap̬ăh), усал (us̬al)
    Antonyms: лайӑх (lajăh), аван (avan)

Further reading

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  • начар”, in Электронлă сăмахсар[1] (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.

Tatar

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Etymology

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From Persian ناچار (nâčâr, without choice; helpless).

Cognate with Bashkir насар (nasar), Kyrgyz начар (nacar), Kazakh нашар (naşar), Uzbek nochor, Uyghur ناچار (nachar, bad), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: на‧чар

Adjective

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начар (naçar)

  1. bad, poor

Adverb

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начар (naçar)

  1. poorly