Basque

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested in 1571, originally a diminutive of zakur meaning "puppy".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃakur/ [t͡ʃa.kur]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -akur
  • Hyphenation: txa‧kur

Noun

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txakur anim

  1. dog
    Synonym: or
  2. (derogatory) cop

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Note: possibly a Wanderwort.

  • ? Corsican: ghjacaru (dog), ghiacaru, jacaru (Ultramontane dialects)
  • ? Sardinian: giagaru (hound)
  • ? Spanish: cachorro (puppy)[1] (against this Trask) [2]
  • ? Ottoman Turkish: زغر (zağar, hound)

References

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  1. ^ Spanish in Contact: Issues in Bilingualism. (1996). United States: Cascadilla Press, p. 3
  2. ^ Trask, R. L. (2013). The History of Basque. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, p. 416

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