Meaning of -джия | Babel Free
[-ˈdʒijɐ]Definitions
- Forms nouns depicting a representative of profession or occupation: -er, -ist
- Forms nouns depicting a maker or applier of some product: -er, -ist
- Forms nouns depicting an applier of some practice
- Forms nouns depicting an owner of property
- Forms nouns depicting a member of group, denoted by an abbreviation
Examples
“лов (lov, “hunt”) + -джия (-džija) → ловджия (lovdžija)”
“чета⟳ (četa, “paramilitary troop, band”) + -джия (-džija) → четаджия (četadžija, “member of troop”)”
“поща (pošta, “post”) + -джия (-džija) → пощаджия (poštadžija, “postman”)”
“пазар (pazar, “market, bazaar”) + -джия (-džija) → пазарджия (pazardžija, “tradesman”)”
“аба (aba, “frieze, rug”) + -джия (-džija) → абаджия (abadžija, “tailor, weaver of friezes”)”
“джам (džam, “window, glass”) + -джия (-džija) → джамджия (džamdžija, “glazier”)”
“боя (boja, “dye, paint”) + -джия (-džija) → бояджия (bojadžija, “painter”)”
“чорба (čorba, “soup”) + -джия (-džija) → чорбаджия (čorbadžija, “colonel, military commander”, literally “soup cook”)”
“муфта (mufta, “something free, costless”) + -джия (-džija) → муфтаджия (muftadžija, “cadger, scrounger”)”
“скандал (skandal, “scandal”) + -джия (-džija) → скандалджия (skandaldžija, “one who causes scandals”)”
“хан (han, “inn, tavern”) + -джия (-džija) → ханджия (handžija, “owner of inn, tavern”)”
“мандра (mandra, “dairy farm”) + -джия (-džija) → мандраджия (mandradžija, “owner of dairy”)”
“КАТ (KAT, “police administration”) + -джия (-džija) → катаджия (katadžija, “street policeman”)”
“ТИМ (TIM, “TIM (Bulgarian holding company)”) + -джия (-džija) → тимаджия (timadžija, “member, employee of ТИМ”)”
“ГЕРБ (GERB, “GERB (Bulgarian political party)”) + -джия (-džija) → гербаджия (gerbadžija, “politician from GERB”)”
“ТИР (TIR, “transit international routier”) + -джия (-džija) → тираджия (tiradžija, “driver of TIR”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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