Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قومشو (komşu, neighbour), older قونشو (konşu, neighbour), now Turkish komşu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔmʃi(j)a]
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Noun edit

комшија (komšijam (feminine комшика or комшивка, relational adjective комшиски)

  1. (colloquial) neighbour
    Synonym: сосед (sosed)

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قومشو (komşu, neighbour), older قونشو (konşu, neighbour), now Turkish komşu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kǒmʃija/
  • Hyphenation: ко̀м‧ши‧ја
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun edit

ко̀мшија m (Latin spelling kòmšija, feminine ко̀мшиница)

  1. (regional in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia) neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
    Synonyms: су́сјед, су́сед
    Он је добар друг мог комшије.He is a good friend of my neighbour.

Usage notes edit

The preferred word in literary Croatian is су́сјед.

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