балия

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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An old ī-stem agent noun from Old Church Slavonic балии (balii), reanalyzed with the suffix -ия (-ija). Probably related to Bulgarian ба́я (bája, to cast charms).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbalijɐ]
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Noun

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ба́лия (bálijam (feminine ба́лийца)

  1. (archaic) healer, enchanter
    Synonyms: врач (vrač), чародее́ц (čarodeéc), знаха́р (znahár)

Usage notes

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The term (along with its synonyms) nowadays is used specifically for old-time healers, which use charms and folk medicine. The technical term for (professional) healer is лека́р (lekár) (native) or до́ктор (dóktor), меди́к (medík) (borrowings).

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • балии in Исторически речник на българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"