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Handschar.

khanjar (oriental dagger)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhandʒar/[ˈhan.d͡ʒaʁ][ˈhan.d͡ʒa(ɐ̯)]
  1. khanjar (oriental dagger)

    dated · feminine · masculine · mixed · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar), in part through Ottoman Turkish خنجر (hancar).

name/ˈhandʒar/[ˈhan.d͡ʒaʁ][ˈhan.d͡ʒa(ɐ̯)]/ˈhantˌʃaːr/
  1. Handschar (Waffen-SS mountain infantry division made up of Balkan Muslims)

    definite · proper-noun · usually
Where this word comes from

From Serbo-Croatian handžar, from the Ottoman word in etymology 1. Feminine gender after Division. Sometimes reinterpreted by folk etymology as Hand + Schar (literally “hand troop”, further interpretable as “auxiliary troop” or the like).

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