Баба Яга
Bulgarian
Etymology
From баба (baba, “grandmother, old woman”) + Russian Яга́ (Jagá). Second element preserved in dialects as native енза́ (enzá, “ulcer, infection”) (with progressive palatalization of *-g- after *ę). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba ęga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbabɐ ˈja̟ɡə]
Proper noun
Ба́ба Я́га • (Bába Jága) f
- (Slavic mythology) Baba Yaga (personification of death, femine, and diseases)
- Synonym: Моря́на (Morjána)
- Antonym: Ба́ба Жи́ва (Bába Žíva)
Related terms
- Дя́до Торбала́н (Djádo Torbalán)
- Ба́го Я́ро (Bágo Járo)