боза
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوزه (boza), from Classical Persian بوزه (bōza).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [boˈza]
- Hyphenation(key): бо‧за
Audio: (file)
Noun
боза́ • (bozá) f
- (uncountable) boza (weakly fermented beverage)
- (countable) a serving or bottle of boza
- (figurative, derogatory) something insipid or vacuous
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | боза́ bozá |
бози́ bozí |
| definite | боза́та bozáta |
бози́те bozíte |
Derived terms
- бозаджи́я (bozadžíja)
- бозаджи́йница (bozadžíjnica)
References
- “боза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “боза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Kazakh
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه (buze).
Noun
боза • (boza)
- boza (fermented beverage)
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه (buze).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔza]
- Hyphenation: бо‧за
- Rhymes: -ɔza
Noun
боза • (boza) f (plural бози)
- (uncountable) boza (fermented beverage)
- (countable) a serving of the beverage boza
- (figurative) piece of cake, walk in the park, cakewalk (something easy)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | боза (boza) | бози (bozi) |
| definite unspecified | бозата (bozata) | бозите (bozite) |
| definite proximal | бозава (bozava) | бозиве (bozive) |
| definite distal | бозана (bozana) | бозине (bozine) |
| vocative | бозо (bozo) | бози (bozi) |
Derived terms
- бозаџија m (bozadžija)
- бозаџилак m (bozadžilak)
- бозаџилница f (bozadžilnica)
- бозаџиски (bozadžiski)
References
- “боза” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه (buze).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǒːza/
Noun
бо́за f (Latin spelling bóza)
- (uncountable) boza (fermented beverage)
- (countable) a serving of the beverage boza
Declension
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References
- “боза”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Tatar
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه (buze).
Noun
боза • (boza)
- boza (fermented beverage)