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скрежав

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From dialectal Bulgarian скреж (skrež, narrowness), скръ́ндза (skrǎ́ndza, scrooge) +‎ -яв (-jav). Akin to Russian скря́га (skrjága, scrooge).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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скре́жав (skréžav)

  1. (dialectal) stingy, cheap
    Synonyms: сти́снат (stísnat), скъ́рчав (skǎ́rčav)

Declension

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Alternative forms

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References

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  • скръндзав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скрежав”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 793