шушумига

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably of expressive origin, equivalent (on the surface level) to шу-шу (šu-šu, “whisper”) +‎ мига (miga, “flicker, blink”)?

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃo̟ʃo̟ˈmiɡɐ]

Noun

шушуми́га • (šušumíga) m or f

2. (colloquial, figurative) craven, namby-pamby (feeable, dull, insipid individual; someone lacking character)

Declension

Declension of шушуми́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	шушуми́га šušumíga	шушуми́ги šušumígi
definite	шушуми́гата šušumígata	шушуми́гите šušumígite
vocative form	шушуми́го šušumígo	шушуми́ги šušumígi

See also

• шу́шна (šúšna, “whisper”)
• мижа́ (mižá, “to squint eyes”), ми́жав (mížav, “obscure, indistinct”)

References

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