# драга
## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorga (“road”), related to Bulgarian дъ́рзам (dǎ́rzam, “to stretch, to comb”) (dialectal).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdraɡɐ]

#### Noun

дра́га • (drága) f
* (dialectal) narrow passage, duct
    Synonyms: теснина́ (tesniná), про́ход (próhod)
* (dialectal, obsolete) gully, channel, trench (small precipice formed from erosion, smaller than жрело́ (žreló), про́лом (prólom), овра́г (ovrág))
    Synonym: дере́ (deré)

##### Derived terms

* Драже́шница (Dražéšnica) (toponym)

#### References

* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 418

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English drag, via Russian дра́га (drága).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdraɡɐ]

#### Noun

дра́га • (drága) f (relational adjective дра́жен)
* (technical) drag, dredge (machine)

##### Declension
#### References

* “драга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak dráha, from Proto-Slavic *dorga. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn дорога (doroha) and Slovak dráha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdraɦa]
* Rhymes: -aɦa
* Hyphenation: дра‧га

### Noun

драга (draha) f (diminutive дражка, related adjective драгов)
* path, road, track, way
    у драже ― u draže ― on the way
    гайзибанска драга ― hajzibanska draha ― railway track
    питац ше за драгу ― pitac še za drahu ― to ask the way
* (figuratively) path, track, way
    на правей драги ― na pravej drahi ― on the right track
    животна драга ― životna draha ― life path
    зисц з драги ― zisc z drahi ― to lose one's way
    шицки драги водза до Риму ― šicki drahi vodza do Rimu ― all roads lead to Rome
* street
    Coordinate terms: шор (šor), улїца (uljica)
    стої на драже ― stoji na draže ― he is standing on the street
* road
    Synonym: калдерма (kalderma)
    Hyponym: транспортнїца (transportnjica)
    бок драги ― bok drahi ― roadside
    главна драга ― hlavna draha ― highway (literally, “main road”)
* trip, journey
    щешлїву драгу! ― ščešljivu drahu! ― bon voyage! (literally, “happy path”)

#### Usage notes

* The instrumental forms драгов (drahov) and драгом (drahom) are most commonly used in the phrases исц свойов драгов (isc svojov drahov) and исц свойом драгом (isc svojom drahom, “to go one's own way”). Standalone, they are generally used as adverbs.
* In the sense of "street", драга (draha) seems to be used for smaller streets, while улїца (uljica) may be used for main streets or high streets.

#### Derived terms

* драгов (drahov)
* драгом (drahom)
* драгарина f (draharina)
* драгоказ m inan (drahokaz)
* драгопис m inan (drahopis)
* драгописатель m pers (drahopisatelʹ)
* орсаґ-драга f (orsag-draha)

### Further reading

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “драга”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “path”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 205
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “road”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 255
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “way”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 372

## Russian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English drag.

### Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈdraɡə]

### Noun

дра́га • (drága) f inan (genitive дра́ги, nominative plural дра́ги, genitive plural драг)
* drag, dredge, seagoing dredge

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorga.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /drâɡa/
* Hyphenation: дра‧га

#### Noun

дра̏га f (Latin spelling drȁga)
* bay, gulf

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From дра̑г.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /drâːɡaː/
* Hyphenation: дра‧га

#### Noun

дра̑га̄ f (Latin spelling drȃgā)
* sweetheart, beloved, love, darling, dear (female)

##### Declension
### References

* “драга”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
* “драга”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025