баяч

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajačь, parsable as ба́я (bája, “to charm”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈja̟t͡ʃ]

• Audio:

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Noun

бая́ч • (bajáč) m (feminine бая́чка)

1. witchdoctor, enchanter
2. (by extension) wizard, magician, warlock

Declension

Declension of бая́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	бая́ч bajáč	бая́чи bajáči
definite (subject form)	бая́чът bajáčǎt	бая́чите bajáčite
definite (object form)	бая́ча bajáča
vocative form	бая́чо bajáčo	бая́чи bajáči

Related terms

• баха́р m (bahár), баха́рка f (bahárka, “fortune-teller”) (dialectal)

References

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