komšija
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قومشو (komşu, “neighbour”), older قونشو (konşu, “neighbour”), now Turkish komşu.
Pronunciation
Noun
kòmšija m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀мшија)
- (regional in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia) neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
- On je dobar drug mog komšije. ― He is a good friend of by neighbour.
Usage notes
The preferred word in literary Croatian is súsjed.
Declension
Declension of komšija
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- “komšija” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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