bollgur
Albanian
Alternative forms
- bullgur
- bungur — dialectal, Kosovo
- borgull — dialectal, Tosk
- plihur — dialectal, Gjirokastër
- ballgur — dialectal, Mandrica
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بلغور (bulğur). The form bungur is via Serbo-Croatian bùngur / бу̀нгур. The form plihur is via Greek πλιγούρι (pligoúri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boɫˈɡuɾ/
- Rhymes: -uɾ
Noun
bollgur m (definite bollguri) (uncountable)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bollgur | bollguri |
| accusative | bollgurin | |
| dative/ablative | bollguri | bollgurit |
References
- FMGJSH (2026), “bollgúr,~i”, FGJSSH (1980), page 163b: “bollgúr,~i”
- Çabej SE, vol. 2, page 368ab: “bullgúr”, page 285b: “bongúr”, Topalli (2017), page 269a: “bullgúr, bollgúr”
- Mann (1948), page 33b: “bollgur”, page 42b: “bull” → “-gur”
- Shuteriqi (1965), page 158: “ballgur-i”