жужа

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zuza"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žužati. Onomatopoeic. Compare Russian жужжа́ть (žužžátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒo̟ˈʒɤ̟]
  • (file)

Verb

жужа́ • (žužá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective жу́жна)

  1. (intransitive) to hum, to buzz, to drone (of insects)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • жу́жвам (žúžvam) (semelfactive)
  • жу́ча (žúča), жужу́кам (žužúkam) (causative-iterative, dialectal)
  • зажужа (zažuža), зажужавам (zažužavam)
  • нажужа (nažuža), нажужавам (nažužavam)
  • пожужа (požuža), пожужавам (požužavam)
  • прожужа (prožuža), прожужавам (prožužavam)
  • жу́жел (žúžel), жужа́р (žužár, cicada) (dialectal)

References

  • жужа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • жужа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жужа, жужвам, жужна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 556
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