жилав

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *žilavъ. Morphologically equivalent to жи́ла (žíla, sinew) +‎ -ав (-av).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒiɫɐf]
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Adjective

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жи́лав (žílav)

  1. (literally) sinewy
  2. (figurative) resilient, tough, resistant

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Derived terms

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References

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  • жилав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • жилав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Adjective

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жилав (žilav) (comparative пожилав, superlative најжилав, abstract noun жилавост)

  1. tough, sinewy
  2. (figurative) resilient, tough, resistant
  3. (figurative) tenacious, persistent, persevering

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒîlaʋ/
  • Hyphenation: жи‧лав

Adjective

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жи̏лав (Latin spelling žȉlav, definite жи̏лавӣ, comparative жилавији)

  1. sinewy
  2. (figuratively) tough, resistant

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