BULGAR

Etymology

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.

Adjective

Bulgar (not comparable)

Of or relating to the Bulgars.

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.

Noun

bulgar (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of bulgur

Source: Wiktionary



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