Bulgarian
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Etymology
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мъж (mǎž, “male”) + -яга (-jaga)
Pronunciation
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мъжа́га • (mǎžága) m
- (colloquial) stalwart, macho
Usage notes
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Grammatically, the lemma is declined as a feminine a-stem, but syntactically it behaves as a masculine.
Declension
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Related terms
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- мъжле́ (mǎžlé, “weakling”) (diminutive, derogatory)
- мъже́ст (mǎžést, “male being”) (obsolete)
References
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- “мъжага”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мъжага”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010