коскоджа

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ко́скоджа́мити (kóskodžámiti)

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish koskoca, an emphatic form of koca. See Turkish koskocaman for another example of such an emphatic construction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔskoˈdʒa̟]
• Syllabification^(key): ко‧ско‧джа
• Hyphenation^(key): кос‧ко‧джа

Adjective

ко́скоджа́ • (kóskodžá) (indeclinable) (colloquial)

1. too big; quite big
2. (of people, usually as коскоджамити) grown-up, adult

   Ко́скоджа́ мъж, мама още го пере. ― Kóskodžá mǎž, mama ošte go pere. ― A grown man, yet his mom still does his laundry.

Adverb

ко́скоджа́ • (kóskodžá) (not comparable) (colloquial)

1. too much; quite a lot

   Има ко́скоджа́ неща в торбата. ― Ima kóskodžá nešta v torbata. ― There's too much stuff in the bag.

References

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