буза

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *buza. Likely a substratum word, related to Albanian buzë and Romanian buză (“lip”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbuzɐ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uzɐ

Noun

бу́за • (búza) f

  1. (anatomy) cheek (part of face)

Declension
Declension of бу́за
singular plural
indefinite бу́за
búza		 бу́зи
búzi
definite бу́зата
búzata		 бу́зите
búzite

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

Notes:

  1. Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бу̀за”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 87

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buza.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbuza]

Noun

буза • (buza) f (plural бузи)

  1. (dialectal) lip

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʊˈza]

Noun

буза́ • (buzá) f inan (genitive бузы́, nominative plural бузы́, genitive plural буз)

  1. noisy row, uproar, fuss
    Synonyms: шум (šum), сканда́л (skandál)
  2. boza (a fermented, malted beverage made from millet, buckwheat, oats, or barley, popular in the Crimea and Caucasus. It has a thick consistency and a low alcohol content, usually around 4–6%, and has a slightly acidic sweet flavor)

Declension
Declension of буза́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative буза́
buzá		 бузы́
buzý
genitive бузы́
buzý		 бу́з
búz
dative бузе́
buzé		 буза́м
buzám
accusative бузу́
buzú		 бузы́
buzý
instrumental бузо́й, бузо́ю
buzój, buzóju		 буза́ми
buzámi
prepositional бузе́
buzé		 буза́х
buzáx
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