tobelija

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English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian tobelija.

Noun

tobelija (plural tobelijas)

  1. (rare) A sworn virgin.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tobělija/
  • Hyphenation: to‧be‧li‧ja

Noun

tobèlija f (Cyrillic spelling тобѐлија)

  1. a sworn virgin
    Synonyms: muškòbanja, muškara

References

  • tobelija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024