Botun
Ботун
Village
Monastery of Botun
Monastery of Botun
Botun is located in North Macedonia
Botun
Botun
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°17′07″N 20°47′29″E / 41.28528°N 20.79139°E / 41.28528; 20.79139
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Debarca
Population
 (2002)
 • Total227
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesOH
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Botun (Macedonian: Ботун) is a village in the municipality of Debarca, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Belčišta.

Name

Bulgarian academic Georgiev derives the toponym Botun from the Romanian term buti (meaning spill or a current) and notes that in the Dicţionarul limbii romane (Romanian Dictionary) the term buti is marked as a loan from Bulgarian.[1] Another Bulgarian academic derives the toponym Botun from the Romanian word boti (meaning wooden bucket or bucket).[1] Botun lies on Sateska river, which forms a ravine and according to Pianka Włodzimierz the first explanation looks plausible.[1] Pianka Włodzimierz however states that a more acceptable etymology of the village name is given by M. Moskov where Botun is derived from the Macedonian Botunja meaning fertile soil.[1] In a similar way Włodzimierz notes that in the speech of Albanians from the nearby area of Debar the term botë exists referring to a kind of darken/ash coloured earth or land.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 227 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 87. "Ова име се обиделе да ги објаснат м. др. Георгиев и Заимов. Првиот (Български етимология и ономастика, София 1958, с. 50) тврди дека Ботуња се изведува од ром. buti 'се разлива, прска струја' и се повикува на Dicționarul limbii romane каде што е одбележено дека е тоа заемка од бугарски. Заимов (с. кај Георгиев) истото име го изведува од ром. bot 'дрвена кофа, ведро'. Со оглед на тоа дека Ботун лежи на Сатеска која таму образува клисура, првото објаснение изгледа поперојатно. Но сепак поприфатлива и етимологијата на М. Москов (Език и литература, ХХ, 1) кои овие имиња ги изведува од мак. ботуња на 'плодна почва'. Кон ова можам да додадам дека апелативот botë 'вид пепелаво земјиште' се среќава во алб. говор на жителите од Дебар."
  2. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 66.
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