мая

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See also: -маа

Belarusian[edit]

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Pronoun[edit]

мая́ (majá)

  1. nominative feminine singular of мой (moj)

Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majati.

Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary distinguish the meaning “to delay, to dally” (under мая¹) from “to mesmerise, to wonder” (under мая²).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ма́я (mája) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive, intransitive, primary meaning) to waver, to sway
    1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) to beacon, to signal
    2. (transitive, colloquial) to divert someone's attention, to distract
    3. (transitive, colloquial) to delay, to detain somebody from doing something
    4. (reflexive with се, obsolete) to roam back and forth
    5. (reflexive with се) to dawdle, to loiter, to dally
  2. (transitive, secondary meaning) to mesmerise, to amaze
    1. (transitive, dialectal) to charm, to enchant
    2. (transitive, dialectal) to stun, to surprise
    3. (reflexive with се) to wonder, to dither, to ponder
      чу́дя и се ма́я (phraseologism)čúdja i se májato be contemplating [over some question, dilemma]

Usage notes[edit]

Only the passive мая се (maja se) is widely used within the standard language. The (ambi)transitive meanings are mostly colloquial or dialectal.

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • ма́ям (májam)with generalized a-conjugation

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Russian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

ма́я (májam inan

  1. genitive singular of май (maj)

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

ма́я (mája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ма́ять (májatʹ)