битанґовац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian битанговати / bitangovati. By surface analysis, битанґа (bitanga) +‎ -овац (-ovac).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bitanˈɡɔvat͡s]
• Rhymes: -ɔvat͡s
• Hyphenation: би‧тан‧ґо‧вац

Verb

битанґовац (bitangovac) impf

1. to live like a rascal, to live without morals

Related terms

(nouns):

• битанґа m pers (bitanga)
• битаньшаґ m inan (bitanʹšag)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “битанґовац”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy