пижо

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pyžь (“little, tiny”) + -о (-o). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian пи̏жа (“slender girl”), Russian пыж (pyž, “plug, small ball”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpiʒo̟]

Noun

пи́жо • (pížo) n

  1. (dialectal) little, weak one
    Synonyms: дре́босък (drébosǎk), мъни́к (mǎník)
  2. (figurative) unbaptized boy

Declension
Declension of пи́жо
singular plural
indefinite пи́жо
pížo		 пи́жа
píža
definite пи́жото
pížoto		 пи́жата
pížata

See also

References
  • “пижо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пижо”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 229
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