комарджия

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قمارجی (kumarcı) (compare Turkish kumarcı); equivalent to кома́р (komár, gambling game, hazard) +‎ -джия (-džija).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [komɐrˈdʒijɐ]
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Noun

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комарджи́я (komardžíjam (feminine комарджи́йка)

  1. gambler

Declension

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References

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