Bulgarian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *lъžь, *lъža.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

лъжа́ (lǎžáf

  1. untruth, lie, falsehood
    Antonym: и́стина (ístina)
  2. tall story, stretcher
  3. deceit, a cheat, artifice, guile, make-believe, sham, a fake, rip-off, dupery
    Synonym: изма́ма (izmáma)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Slavic *lъgati.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

лъ́жа (lǎ́ža) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. to tell an untruth, lie, tell stories, speak with a forked tongue
  2. to deceive, be false to, cheat, play (someone), false, jockey, two-time
    Synonyms: ма́мя (mámja), изневеря́вам (izneverjávam)
Conjugation edit

References edit

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