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Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in 1776. Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *bujь (“overexcited, volatile”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, to grow”).[1] Compare Serbo-Croatian бујан (“exuberant, lush”), Old Church Slavonic боуи (bui, “stupid”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
buja (comparative bujább, superlative legbujább)
- (of a person) sensual, lustful
- (of vegetation) lush, exuberant
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ buja in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
Further reading
- buja in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- buja in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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Noun
buja
- card
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.ja/
- Rhymes: -uja
- Syllabification: bu‧ja
Verb
buja
- third-person singular present of bujać
Portuguese
Etymology
Clipping of bojarda.
Pronunciation
Noun
buja f (plural bujas)
- (informal, chiefly sports) a violent shoot
- Não vale bujas! ― Violent shoots are not allowed!