осавул

From a Turkic language; compare Azerbaijani yasavul (“commander”).

• IPA^(key): [ɔsɐˈwuɫ]

осаву́л • (osavúl) m pers (genitive осаву́ла, nominative plural осаву́ли, genitive plural осаву́лів, relational adjective осаву́лів or осаву́льський)

1. (military, historical) an elective Cossack captain, esaul
2. (military, historical) Cossack captain, esaul (as a rank in the Russian Empire)
3. (rare, historical) steward (managing landowner’s manor)

   Synonym: осаву́ла (osavúla)

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• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “осаву́л”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “осавул”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “осавул”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN