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 ˈja̟ɡɐ]

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Proper noun

Ба́ба Я́га • (Bába Jága) f

1. (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)