Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *žęďa.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒa̟ʒdɐ]
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Noun

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жа́жда (žáždaf

  1. thirst
    уми́рам от жа́ждаumíram ot žáždato die for a drink
    изпи́твам жа́ждаizpítvam žáždato be thirsty, to fell/suffer thirst
  2. lust, craving
    жа́жда за нау́каžážda za naúkalust for knowledge

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жѩжда (žjęžda), from Proto-Slavic *žęďa, from *žędati +‎ *-ja. Displaced native Old East Slavic жажа (žaža).

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жа́жда (žáždaf inan (genitive жа́жды, nominative plural жа́жды, genitive plural жажд)

  1. thirst
  2. craving
    жа́жда зна́нийžážda znánijthirst for knowledge, hunger for knowledge
    жа́жда кровиžážda kroviblood lust

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жажда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress