# мажа
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mazati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaʒɐ]

### Verb

ма́жа • (máža) first-singular present indicative, impf
* (intransitive) to smear, to rub over
* (transitive) to apply some material on a surface, to spread
** to anoint, to spread oil
** to plaster, to coat, to daub
** to paint, to coat with paint
* (transitive, intransitive) to grease, to oil, to lubricate, to tar, to paste

#### Conjugation

$^1$Dialectally marked.

#### Alternative forms

* ма́зя (mázja) — i-conjugation, obsolete
* ма́жам (mážam) — ja-conjugation, dialectal

#### Derived terms

* домажа pf (domaža), домазвам impf (domazvam)
* замажа pf (zamaža), замазвам impf (zamazvam)
* измажа pf (izmaža), измазвам impf (izmazvam)
* намажа pf (namaža), намазвам impf (namazvam)
* омажа pf (omaža), омазвам impf (omazvam)
* подмажа pf (podmaža), подмазвам impf (podmazvam)
* помажа pf (pomaža), помазвам impf (pomazvam)
* размажа pf (razmaža), размазвам impf (razmazvam)
* смажа pf (smaža), смазвам impf (smazvam)
* (action noun) ма́заница (mázanica)
* (product noun) маз (maz, “fat, grease”)
* (instrumental noun) маза́ло (mazálo)
* (agent noun) маза́ч m (mazáč)
* (agent noun) маза́чка f (mazáčka)
* (product noun) масло́ (masló, “butter”)
* (product noun) маст (mast, “paint, lepid”)
* (product noun) сма́зка (smázka, “lubricant”)
* ма́зен (mázen)

#### Related terms

* ма́цам (mácam, “to stain, to dab”) (possibly)
* мастя́ (mastjá, “to apply ink, oil paint”)

### References

* “мажа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “мажа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “ма́жѭ, -ешь; маза́хъ, маза́лъ (ма́звамь, да ма́знѫ, ма́знувамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 42
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мажа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 610
* “мазати”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaʒa]

### Noun

мажа • (maža)
* counted plural of маж (maž)

#### See also

* мажи (maži)

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaʐə]

### Participle

ма́жа • (máža)
* present adverbial imperfective participle of ма́зать (mázatʹ)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Crimean Tatar macar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaʒɐ]

### Noun

ма́жа • (máža) f inan (genitive ма́жі, nominative plural ма́жі, genitive plural маж) (historical)
* a cart of a czumak
* a unit of mass and volume equal to the capacity of such a cart

#### Descendants

* → Polish: maża

### Further reading

* Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “ма́жа”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ма́жа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “ма́жа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “ма́жа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 358