комшија

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Macedonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قومشو (komşu, neighbour), older قونشو (konşu, neighbour), now Turkish komşu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔmʃi(j)a]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun[edit]

комшија (komšijam (feminine комшика or комшивка, relational adjective комшиски)

  1. (colloquial) neighbour
    Synonym: сосед (sosed)

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قومشو (komşu, neighbour), older قونشو (konşu, neighbour), now Turkish komşu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kǒmʃija/
  • Hyphenation: ко̀м‧ши‧ја
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun[edit]

ко̀мшија m (Latin spelling kòmšija, feminine ко̀мшиница)

  1. (regional in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia) neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
    Synonyms: су́сјед, су́сед
    Он је добар друг мог комшије.He is a good friend of my neighbour.

Usage notes[edit]

The preferred word in literary Croatian is су́сјед.

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