hajger

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آیغر (ayğır). Compare Gagauz haygır.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hajˈɡeɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ

Noun

hajger m (dialectal)

1. stallion

   Synonym: hamshor

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “hajgér”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152a
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “hajger”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 182