zahăr

See also: zahar

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH
Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH
Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
Pali sakkharābor.
Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)der.
Ancient Greek σάκχαρις (sákkharis)
Byzantine Greek ζάχαρις (zákharis)bor.
Greek ζάχαρη (záchari)bor.
Romanian zahăr

    Borrowed from Greek ζάχαρη (záchari), borrowed from Byzantine Greek ζάχαρις (zákharis), from Ancient Greek σάκχαρις (sákkharis), from σάκχαρ (sákkhar), borrowed from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈza.hər/
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    • Rhymes: -ahər
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    Noun

    zahăr n (uncountable)

    1. sugar

    Declension

    singular only indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative zahăr zahărul
    genitive-dative zahăr zahărului
    vocative zahărule

    Derived terms

    • zaharuri

    Further reading

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