Bulgarian

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, мал (mal, small) +‎ -оя (-oja) + reflexive particle се (se).

Verb

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мало́я се (malója se) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (reflexive with се) to behave as a little, insignificant one; to shy away
    Не малой се, мало момне...
    Ne maloj se, malo momne...
    Do not shy away, little lassy...

Conjugation

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