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завалия

/[zɐvɐˈlijɐ]/
Bulgarianadjnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalobsoleteunfortunate, miserable
  2. 2.
    colloquialwretch

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • несре́тник
  • неща́стник
  • кле́тник
  • бедня́к

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish; equivalent to Modern Turkish zavallı (grammaticized with suffix -лия (-lija)).

Forms

  • завали́яcanonical
  • zavalíjaromanization
  • undeclinedromanization
  • завалъalternative • dated

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