мамалига

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian mămăligă.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐmɐˈliɡɐ]

Noun

мамали́га • (mamalígam

  1. mamaliga (a porridge-like dish made of coarse maize-meal)

Declension

Declension of мамали́га
singular plural
indefinite мамали́га
mamalíga
мамали́ги
mamalígi
definite мамали́гата
mamalígata
мамали́гите
mamalígite

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • мамалига́р m (mamaligár), мамалига́рка f (mamaligárka) (colloquial term for a Romanian person)

References

  • мамалига”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мамалига”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мамалига”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 632