бонзай

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English bonsai, from Japanese 盆栽 (ぼんさい, bonsai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bonˈzaj]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun

бонза́й • (bonzájm

  1. (uncountable) bonsai (art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner)
  2. (countable) bonsai (a tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning)

Declension

Declension of бонза́й
singular plural
indefinite бонза́й
bonzáj
бонза́и
bonzái
definite
(subject form)
бонза́ят
bonzájat
бонза́ите
bonzáite
definite
(object form)
бонза́я
bonzája
count form бонза́я
bonzája

References

  • бонзай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бонзай”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024