кощрява

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Bulgarian

зелена кощрява (Setaria viridis)

Etymology

From dialectal ко́стря (kóstrja, to itch, to tingle, to cause irritation) +‎ -ава (-ava) with regular palatalization of the whole cluster -стр- + -j- > -штр-.

Pronunciation

Noun

кощря́ва (koštrjávaf

  1. foxtail, bristle grass (herb of genus Setaria)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) shrewish, obstinate, repugnant woman

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References

  • кощрява”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кощрява”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кощрява”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 698