мома

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See also: MoMA, mo̱ma, and moma

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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According to Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary, of babbling origin similar to ма́ма (máma, mom), на́на (nána, aunty, female relative). No exact cognates outside of Balkan Slavic (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian), thus, possibly a neologism. Formally, may result from a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (to mature, to ripen) (whence perhaps Proto-Celtic *makʷos (son)).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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мома́ (momáf (masculine мо́мък, diminutive моме́)

  1. female equivalent of мо́мък (mómǎk): young woman or girl, lass, lassie, maid, maiden, damsel
  2. female equivalent of мо́мък (mómǎk): unmarried woman
  3. virgin
    Synonyms: девица (devica), девственица (devstvenica)

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Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔma]
  • Hyphenation: мо‧ма

Noun

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мо́ма (mómaf (plural мо́ми, relational adjective мо́мин or мо́мински, diminutive мо́ме or мо́менце or мо́миче or мо́мичка)

  1. (folk poetic, regional) young woman, lass, maiden, damsel
  2. (folk poetic, regional) unmarried woman
  3. a thin slice of bread

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References

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  • мома” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu