boyarin

Japanese: boyarin
boyarin

…A noble class in Russia before Peter I (10th to 17th centuries), the highest social class after the noble class (knyaz). Singular: boyarin, English: boyar. There are various theories about the origin of the word, including (1) Slavic boi for warrior, (2) Scandinavian boearmen for citizen or courtier, (3) Turkish bajar for nobleman, and (4) Bulgar balerin for master, but (1) and (3) are the most likely.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "boyarin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ロシアのピョートル1世以前(10~17世紀)の貴族身分で,公身分(クニャージ)につぐ最上位の社会階層。単数形ボヤーリンboyarin,英語ではボヤールboyar。語源については,(1)スラブ語の戦士boi,(2)スカンジナビア諸語の市民・廷臣boearmen,(3)トルコ語の貴人bajar,(4)ブルガール語の主人balerinなどに求める諸説があって定説をみないが,(1)(3)が有力。…

※「boyarin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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