махляр

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from now-obsolete Polish machlarz, mechlarz,[1] from a West Germanic term, possibly German Makler, with k-ch alternation.[2] If so, doublet of ма́клер (mákljer, broker). Compare Carpathian Rusyn махля́рь (maxljárʹ), Ukrainian махля́р (maxljár).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maˈxlʲar]
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Noun

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махля́р (maxljárm pers (genitive махляра́, nominative plural махляры́, genitive plural махляро́ў, feminine махля́рка, relational adjective махля́рскі)

  1. scammer, swindler
    Synonyms: круце́ль (krucjélʹ), ашука́нец (ašukánjec)

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Derived terms

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References

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Further reading

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  • махляр”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • махляр” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org