Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Per BER: perhaps denominal from an earlier *bъz- (“udder”) + -ая (-aja) (respectively *byz- in the case of secondary биза́я (bizája)).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [boˈzajɐ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

боза́я (bozája) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective бо́зна)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to suckle
    Synonym: су́ча (súča)

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References edit

  • бозая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бозая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бозая, бозна, бозвам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 63