мяра

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měra, a deverbal noun of ме́ря (mérja, “to measure”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʲa̟rɐ]

мя́ра • (mjára) f (relational adjective ме́рен)

1. measurement standard, norm (an object or a reference against which a measurement is done)
2. extend, limit of some system or action
3. (figurative) moderation, temperance

• ме́ра (méra), мера́ (merá) — dialectal

• мя́рка (mjárka, “measuring unit”)
• мя́рица (mjárica, “measuring container”) (obsolete)

• мери́ло (merílo), мери́лка (merílka, “gauge”) (instrumental nouns)
• ме́рник (mérnik, “measuring tool, telescopic sight”)

• “мяра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мяра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѣ́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 100
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мяра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 445
• “мѣра”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025