Bulgar

== English == === Alternative forms === Bolgar, Bolğar Bulghar, Bolghar === Etymology === From Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ), itself from the self designation of Turkic Bulgars, from Proto-Turkic *bulgar (“disturber, disturbing”), active noun/adjective of *bulga- (“to create a state of disorder; to stir, to disturb”). Doublet of bugger. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʌlɡɑː/, /ˈbʊlɡɑː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʌlɡɚ/, /ˈbʊlɡɑɹ/ === Noun === Bulgar (plural Bulgars) A member of a migratory Turkic people from Central Asia who conquered Moesia in the 7th century and settled what is now Bulgaria, and some of whom then migrated to the Volga basin to establish Volga Bulgaria. (rare) A Bulgarian. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Bulgar (not comparable) Of or relating to the Bulgars. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Bulgar The Turkic language of the Bulgar people. A historical group of Turkic dialects, the only extant member of which is Chuvash. (rare) Bulgarian, the South Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Bulgar terms Bulgar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ISO 639-3 code xbo (SIL) == Luxembourgish == === Noun === Bulgar m (plural Bulgaren, feminine Bulgarin) Bulgarian ==== Related terms ==== bulgaresch == Romanian == === Etymology === From bulgar. === Proper noun === Bulgar m (genitive/dative lui Bulgar) a surname originating as an ethnonym == Turkish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Medieval Latin Bulgarus; see Bulgar above. Doublet of bulamak, which is inherited from Proto-Turkic *bulga- === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buɫˈɡaɾ/ Hyphenation: Bul‧gar === Adjective === Bulgar Bulgarian (of or relating to Bulgaria or the Bulgarian people) === Proper noun === Bulgar Bulgarian (native of Bulgaria or ethnically Bulgarian person) ==== Derived terms ====