буза
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *buza. Likely a substratum word, related to Albanian buzë and Romanian buză (“lip”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuzɐ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uzɐ
Noun
бу́за • (búza) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бу́за búza |
бу́зи búzi |
| definite | бу́зата búzata |
бу́зите búzite |
References
- “буза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “буза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Notes:
- ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бу̀за”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 87
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuza]
Noun
буза • (buza) f (plural бузи)
- (dialectal) lip
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | буза (buza) | бузи (buzi) |
| definite unspecified | бузата (buzata) | бузите (buzite) |
| definite proximal | бузава (buzava) | бузиве (buzive) |
| definite distal | бузана (buzana) | бузине (buzine) |
| vocative | бузо (buzo) | бузи (buzi) |
Further reading
- “буза” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʊˈza]
Noun
буза́ • (buzá) f inan (genitive бузы́, nominative plural бузы́, genitive plural буз)
- noisy row, uproar, fuss
- boza (a fermented, malted beverage made from millet, buckwheat, oats, or barley, popular in the Crimea and Caucasus. It has a thick consistency and a low alcohol content, usually around 4–6%, and has a slightly acidic sweet flavor)
Declension
Related terms
- бузить (buzitʹ)
- бузотёр (buzotjór)