буза

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *buza. Likely a substratum word, related to Albanian buzë and Romanian buză (“lip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuzɐ]

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• Rhymes: -uzɐ

Noun

бу́за • (búza) f

1. (anatomy) cheek (part of face)

Declension

Declension of бу́за

	singular	plural
indefinite	бу́за búza	бу́зи búzi
definite	бу́зата búzata	бу́зите búzite

References

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

Notes:

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuza]

Noun

буза • (buza) f (plural бузи)

1. (dialectal) lip

Declension

Declension of буза

	singular	plural
indefinite	буза (buza)	бузи (buzi)
definite unspecified	бузата (buzata)	бузите (buzite)
definite proximal	бузава (buzava)	бузиве (buzive)
definite distal	бузана (buzana)	бузине (buzine)
vocative	бузо (buzo)	бузи (buzi)

Further reading

• “буза” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʊˈza]

Noun

буза́ • (buzá) f inan (genitive бузы́, nominative plural бузы́, genitive plural буз)

1. noisy row, uproar, fuss

   Synonyms: шум (šum), сканда́л (skandál)

2. boza (a fermented, malted beverage made from millet, buckwheat, oats, or barley, popular in the Crimea and Caucasus. It has a thick consistency and a low alcohol content, usually around 4–6%, and has a slightly acidic sweet flavor)

Declension

Declension of буза́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	буза́ buzá	бузы́ buzý
genitive	бузы́ buzý	бу́з búz
dative	бузе́ buzé	буза́м buzám
accusative	бузу́ buzú	бузы́ buzý
instrumental	бузо́й, бузо́ю buzój, buzóju	буза́ми buzámi
prepositional	бузе́ buzé	буза́х buzáx

Related terms

• бузить (buzitʹ)
• бузотёр (buzotjór)