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čoban

//t͡ʃǒban//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Ћирилица: чобанone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    shepherd
  2. 2.
    derogatoryboor, hick (uncultured or rude person)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • pàstīr
  • òvčār

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban), from Persian چوبان (čubân). First attested in the 17th century. Akin to čòban-bàša, Čobánija, čobànluk.

Forms

  • čòbananimate • canonical • masculine
  • чо̀банcyrillic
  • čòbaninalternative
Nominative
Singular
čòban
Plural
čòbani
Genitive
Singular
čobana
Plural
čȍbānā
Dative
Singular
čobanu
Plural
čobanima
Accusative
Singular
čobana
Plural
čobane
Vocative
Singular
čobane
Plural
čobani
Locative
Singular
čobanu
Plural
čobanima
Instrumental
Singular
čobanom
Plural
čobanima

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