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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Equivalent to Къ́рджали (Kǎ́rdžali) + -лия (-lija). Cognate with Turkish Kırcaallı or kırıcılu (“mill”) (see the etymology of Кърджа́ли (Kǎrdžáli)).
Pronunciation
Noun
кърджа́лия • (kǎrdžálija) m (feminine кърджа́лийка, relational adjective кърджа́лийски, diminutive кърджа́лийче)
- (male) resident of Kardzhali, one with origin from Kardzhali
- Synonym: кърджа́лиец (kǎrdžáliec)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Balkan Turkish kırcal. Probably equivalent to кър (kǎr, “field”) + чалия (čalija, “shameless, immoral”) (literally "nomad, bum unbound by law"). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian крџалија, Romanian cîrjaliu/cârjaliu, Albanian kërxhalliu.
Pronunciation
Noun
къ́рджалия • (kǎ́rdžalija) m
- (historical) outlaw, highwayman, vagabond
- Synonyms: разбойник (razbojnik), престъпник (prestǎpnik), даалия (daalija)
Declension
Derived terms
- къ́рджалийство (kǎ́rdžalijstvo, “historical period associated with Kırcals”)
- кър (kǎr, “field, barren lands”)
- чалвам (čalvam, “to grab, to hit, to steal”)
- чалия (čalija, “shameless, immoral”)
- чалиш (čališ, “scuffle, battle”)
References
- “кърджалия”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кърджалия”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 200