будя

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See also: буда and Буда

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *buditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *báudīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰowdʰéyeti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

бу́дя (búdja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to wake (up), to awaken (to make somebody stop sleeping)
    Synonyms: събуждам (sǎbuždam), събудя (sǎbudja)
    Будилникът ми винаги ме буди в шест часа.
    Budilnikǎt mi vinagi me budi v šest časa.
    My alarm clock always wakes me up at six o'clock.
  2. (transitive) to arouse, to excite, evoke (to stimulate feelings)
    Synonyms: събуждам (sǎbuždam), събудя (sǎbudja), възбуждам (vǎzbuždam), пораждам (poraždam)
    будя нечий интерес/любопитство/гняв
    budja nečij interes/ljubopitstvo/gnjav
    to arouse somebody's interest/curiosity/anger
    Фаворизирането често буди завист у нефаворизираните.
    Favoriziraneto često budi zavist u nefavoriziranite.
    Favoritism tends to instil jealousy in the ones not being favored.
  3. (reflexive with се) to wake up, to awaken (see будя се (budja se))

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Derived terms

Related terms

  • бдя (bdja, to pay attention, to watch over)
  • бодър (bodǎr, lively, cheerful, well rested)

References

  • будя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • будя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “будя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 86

Russian

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Participle

будя́ (budjá)

  1. present imperfective adverbial participle of буди́ть (budítʹ): while waking up