управия

Bulgarian

Etymology

From упра́ва (upráva, “established order”) +‎ -ия (-ija).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oprɐˈvijɐ]

Noun

управи́я • (upravíja) f

  1. (colloquial) order, law and order
    Synonym: упра́ва (upráva)

Usage notes

The term usually has hyperbolic connotation. It is normally used in combination with ня́ма (njáma, “it lacks”) or не мо́же да и́ма (ne móže da íma, “there cannot be”) to express lack of order.

Declension

Declension of управи́я
singular plural
indefinite управи́я
upravíja 		управи́и
upravíi
definite управи́ята
upravíjata 		управи́ите
upravíite

References

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