баяч

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajačь, parsable as ба́я (bája, “to charm”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈja̟t͡ʃ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

бая́ч • (bajáč) m (feminine бая́чка)

  1. witchdoctor, enchanter
  2. (by extension) wizard, magician, warlock

Declension

Declension of бая́ч
singular plural
indefinite бая́ч
bajáč 		бая́чи
bajáči
definite
(subject form) 		бая́чът
bajáčǎt 		бая́чите
bajáčite
definite
(object form) 		бая́ча
bajáča
vocative form бая́чо
bajáčo 		бая́чи
bajáči
  • баха́р m (bahár), баха́рка f (bahárka, “fortune-teller”) (dialectal)

References

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