жуда

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably of expressive origin.

Noun

жу́да • (žúda) f

  1. (dialectal, rare) inborn weakness, affliction
    Synonym: недъг (nedǎg)
  2. (dialectal, rare) agony
    Synonym: агония (agonija)

Declension
Inflection of жу́да
singular plural
indefinite жу́да
žúda		 жуди́
žudí
definite жу́дата
žúdata		 жуди́те
žudíte

Derived terms
  • жудя (žudja, “to lack sleep, strength; to agonize”)
  • жудав (žudav, “faint, slender”)
  • жудък (žudǎk, “hapless, agonizing”)

Further reading
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “жудя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 556
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