Bulgarian

Noun

аске́р • ‎(askér) m

1. (uncountable, archaic) army
2. (countable, archaic) soldier, private

Inflection

Synonyms

• (army): армия ‎(armija), войска ‎(vojska)
• (soldier): войник ‎(vojnik)

Derived terms

• аскéрски ‎(askérski)
• аскерли́к ‎(askerlík), аскерлъ́к ‎(askerlǎ́k)
• аскерли́я ‎(askerlíja)

References

• Krǎsteva, Vesela (2003), “аскер”, in Tǎlkoven rečnik na turcizmite v bǎlgarskija ezik [Explanatory Dictionary of Turkisms in the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Skorpio vi, page 32
• Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “аскер”, in Bǎlgarski etimologičen rečnik [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume I, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 18

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish عسكر ‎(asker).

Noun

аскер • ‎(asker) m

1. (archaic) army
2. (archaic) soldier

Inflection