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chiar

Pronunciation: /kjar/

“chiar” is a Romanian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. even
  2. just

adjective

  1. clear

In Romanian

  1. tocmai, întocmai, exact.
  2. însuși, singur, nu altcineva sau altceva decât...
  3. până și, încă și.
  4. încă; deja.
  5. (precedat de "nici") măcar.
  6. (urmat de propoziție concesivă introdusă prin "dacă" sau "de") și în cazul.
  7. în realitate, cu adevărat, într-adevăr.
  8. (înv.) în mod clar, lămurit.
  9. (înv.) clar, curat, pur, limpede.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”). Doublet of clar, which was a borrowing. Used almost always as an adverb in modern speech (compare Latin pure, adverb form of purus). The old adjective form is only found in old texts and in some expressions such as "din chiar senin" or "apă chioară" ("clear or pure water"), where it was influenced phonetically by…

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