Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From an earlier *mьrnъ + -яв (-jav). The primary form is attested indirectly in secondary derivatives such as the agent noun мъ́рньo (mǎ́rnʹo, wretch, tramp) (colloquial).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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мъ́рняв (mǎ́rnjav) (dialectal)

  1. ailing, sickly, weak, frail

Declension

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References

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мърняв”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 417
  • мърняв”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007