"мара" meaning in Bulgarian

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Noun

IPA: [ˈmarɐ] Forms: ма́ра [canonical, feminine], mára [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ма́ра [indefinite, singular], ма́рата [definite, singular]
Rhymes: -arɐ Etymology: Deverbal from ма́ря (márja, “to worry, to stress over”), related to мор (mor, “plague”), умо́ра (umóra, “fatigue”). Etymology templates: {{deverbal|bg|ма́ря|t=to worry, to stress over}} Deverbal from ма́ря (márja, “to worry, to stress over”) Head templates: {{bg-noun|ма́ра|f}} ма́ра • (mára) f Inflection templates: {{bg-ndecl|ма́ра</n:sg>}}
  1. (dated) loss of vitality, seizure, blackout Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-мара-bg-noun-9kKf0TXr
  2. (folklore) ritual commemorating Death and Mortality
    Sense id: en-мара-bg-noun-RS9QGtG6 Categories (other): Folklore, Bulgarian deverbals, Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Bulgarian deverbals: 9 48 43 Disambiguation of Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 29 9 4 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  3. (Slavic mythology) death spirit, spectre
    Sense id: en-мара-bg-noun-fJ9QhaA9 Categories (other): Slavic mythology, Bulgarian deverbals Disambiguation of Bulgarian deverbals: 9 48 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: мари́на (marína) [abstract-noun, dialectal], мари́ца (maríca) (english: stonecrop) [dialectal], ма́рен (máren) [dialectal], ма́ров (márov) [obsolete] Related terms: смърт (smǎrt) (english: death)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈmarɐ], [mɐˈra], [ˈmarɐ] Forms: мара́ [canonical, feminine], mará [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], мара́ [indefinite, singular], мари́ [indefinite, plural], мара́та [definite, singular], мари́те [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -arɐ, -arɐ Etymology: Either: * Extended meaning of Etymology 1; * Equivalent to ма́я (mája, “to sway, to enchant”) + -ра (-ra) (per Brückner, Vasmer). Or perhaps a blend of the two sources. Etymology templates: {{affix|bg|ма́я|-ра|nocat=1|t1=to sway, to enchant}} ма́я (mája, “to sway, to enchant”) + -ра (-ra) Head templates: {{bg-noun|мара́|f}} мара́ • (mará) f, {{tlb|bg|dialectal}} (dialectal) Inflection templates: {{bg-ndecl|мара́<>}}
  1. nightmare Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-мара-bg-noun-bfpe2Zdh
  2. hallucination, delirium, confusion Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-мара-bg-noun-ro2-9jNI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ома́ра (omára) (english: haze) Related terms: мараня́ (maranjá) (english: haze; probably)
Etymology number: 2
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      "ipa": "[ˈmarɐ]"
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      "rhymes": "-arɐ"
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      "ipa": "[ˈmarɐ]"
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      "translation": "haze; probably",
      "word": "мараня́"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nightmare"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nightmare",
          "nightmare"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hallucination, delirium, confusion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hallucination",
          "hallucination"
        ],
        [
          "delirium",
          "delirium"
        ],
        [
          "confusion",
          "confusion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmarɐ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arɐ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈra]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmarɐ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "мара"
}

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