шушумига

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably of expressive origin, equivalent (on the surface level) to шу-шу (šu-šu, “whisper”) +‎ мига (miga, “flicker, blink”)?

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃo̟ʃo̟ˈmiɡɐ]

Noun

шушуми́га • (šušumíga) m or f

  1. (colloquial, figurative) craven, namby-pamby (feeable, dull, insipid individual; someone lacking character)

Declension

Declension of шушуми́га
singular plural
indefinite шушуми́га
šušumíga 		шушуми́ги
šušumígi
definite шушуми́гата
šušumígata 		шушуми́гите
šušumígite
vocative form шушуми́го
šušumígo 		шушуми́ги
šušumígi

See also

  • шу́шна (šúšna, “whisper”)
  • мижа́ (mižá, “to squint eyes”), ми́жав (mížav, “obscure, indistinct”)

References

  • “шушумига”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “шушумига”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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