Баба Яга
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From баба (baba, “grandmother, old woman”) + Russian Яга́ (Jagá). Second element preserved in dialects as native енза́ (enzá, “ulcer, infection”) (with progressive palatalization of *-g- after *ę). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba ęga.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- (Slavic mythology) Baba Yaga (personification of death, femine, and diseases)
- Synonym: Моря́на (Morjána)
- Antonym: Ба́ба Жи́ва (Bába Žíva)
Related terms edit
- Дя́до Торбала́н (Djádo Torbalán)
- Ба́го Я́ро (Bágo Járo)