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джудже

/[dʒo̟ˈdʒɛ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dwarf (creature from folklore)
  2. 2.
    dwarf, midget (person or creature suffering from dwarfism)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جوجه (cüce), from Persian جوجه (juje), interpreted as *-ę stem diminutive noun. Cognate with Macedonian џу́џе (džúdže).

Forms

  • джудже́canonical • neuter
  • džudžéromanization
  • джудже́indefinite • singular
  • джудже́таindefinite • plural
  • джудже́тоdefinite • singular
  • джудже́татаdefinite • plural

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