пазя

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *paziti.

Verb

па̀зя (pàzja) impf (perfective па̀звам)

  1. (transitive) to guard, to protect
    Synonym: пастря (pastrja)
  2. (transitive, dialectal) to watch over, to look after
    Synonym: наглеждам (nagleždam)
  3. (transitive) to preserve, to keep
    пазя мълчаниеpazja mǎlčanieto keep silence
    пазя тайнаpazja tajnato keep secret
  4. (transitive) to maintain, to make
    пазя заветpazja zavetto make shadow (over)
  5. (reflexive) to watch out, to pay attention (for potential threats)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • допазя (dopazja), допазвам (dopazvam, to provide protection)
  • запазя (zapazja), запазвам (zapazvam, to keep, to preserve)
  • изпазя (izpazja), изпазвам (izpazvam, to sneak, to lurk upon)
  • напазя (napazja), напазвам (napazvam, to watch over) (dialectal)
  • опазя (opazja), опазвам (opazvam, to preserve, to keep safe)
  • попазя (popazja), попазвам (popazvam, to keep an eye on for a while)
  • предпазя (predpazja), предпазвам (predpazvam, to protect)
  • спазя (spazja), спазвам (spazvam, to obey, to comply)
  • пазач (pazač, guard)
  • пазител (pazitel, protector)

References

  • пазя in Речник на българския език
  • Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (1996), пазя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 11
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