гуя

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *guja (“snake”), possibly continuing Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to twist, to flex”) (cf. Ancient Greek γύης (gúēs, “earth”), γῠ́ᾰλον (gúalon, “hollow structure”)). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian гу́ја.

Borrowing from a Paleo-Balkan language is not excludable, either.

Noun

гу̀я • (gùja) f

1. (dialectal) snake, serpent

   Synonym: змия (zmija)

Derived terms

• гущер (gušter, “lizard”) (partially)

Etymology 2

Probably a back-formation from the noun. In principle, reflects Proto-Slavic *guti, however, no cognates in other Slavic languages are attested.

Verb

1. (dialectal, intransitive) to move in zig-zag
2. (dialectal, intransitive) to crawl, to creep

   Synonyms: пълзя (pǎlzja), лазя (lazja)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 297
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*guja”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 07 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 168

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Mongolian

Noun

гуя • (guja)

1. hip, rump, thigh, ham

See also

• бөгч (bögč)
• ташаа (tašaa)
• утсан мах (utsan max)
• ууц (uuc)