нэндза

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish nędza. Doublet of ну́жа (núža).

Pronunciation

Noun

нэ́ндза (néndzaf inan or f pers or m pers (genitive нэ́ндзы, uncountable, relational adjective нэндзны) (colloquial)

  1. poverty
    Synonyms: бе́днасць (bjédnascʹ), гале́ча (haljéča)
  2. (animate) moaner, whiner
    Synonym: нуда́ (nudá)
  3. yearning, anguish, melancholy
    Synonym: нуда́ (nudá)

Usage notes

  • Only sense 2 may be masculine and/or animate.

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References

  • нэндза” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • нэндза”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)