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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jěːza/
- Hyphenation: je‧za
Noun
jéza f (Cyrillic spelling је́за)
- goosebumps
- shudder, shiver
- horror
- thrill
Declension
Further reading
- “jeza”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęga.
Pronunciation
Noun
jẹ́za f
- anger (a strong, short-lived emotion that causes aggressive tendencies)
- (figuratively) contempt, disdain
- (figuratively, literary) ferocity, fierceness
- Synonyms: silovȋtost, dívjost / divjọ̑st
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
jẹ̑za
- genitive singular of jẹ̑z
Further reading
- “jeza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “jeza”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Turkmen
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاء (jazāʔ).
Noun
jeza (definite accusative jezany, plural jezalar)
- punishment
Declension