жудя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Causative verb from жуда (žuda, affliction, weakness) +‎ (-ja). Possibly akin to Russian жу́дкий (žúdkij, horrible, terrifying).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒu̟dʲɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -udʲɐ
  • Syllabification(key): жу‧дя

Verb

жу́дя • (žúdja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive, dialectal) to lack sleep, strength, power
  2. (intransitive, dialectal) to suffer from insomnia

Conjugation

  • жудав (žudav, faint, slender, infertile) (dialectal)
  • жудък (žudǎk, hapless, agonizing) (dialectal)

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жудя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 556