C1 — advancedculture30 words
Folklore & customs
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| národnā nȍšnja | traditional folk dress (nošnja, from nositi, to wear) |
| víla | a vila, a female mountain spirit of Slavic folklore; also a villa |
| ȍbičāj | a custom (of a community); a personal habit is navika |
| vȅrovānje | a folk belief; a conviction (neuter) |
| svȁdbenī obìčaji | wedding customs |
| slȃvlje | festivity |
| prèdānje | a legend handed down orally (neuter) |
| amàjlija | an amulet, a charm |
| národnā pȅsma | a folk song (pesma is both a song and a poem) |
| ȅpskā pȅsma | an epic song, the Serbian heroic verse tradition |
| gùslār | a guslar, a singer of epic songs |
| gȕsle | the gusle, a one-stringed bowed instrument (plural only) |
| kȍlo | kolo, the Serbian round dance (igrati kolo = to dance it, not to play it) |
| svìrāč | an instrumental player (svirati — to play an instrument) |
| bȃjka | fairy tale |
| lègēnda | a legend; also a map key |
| mȋt | a myth |
| jùnāk | hero; protagonist |
| zmȁj | a dragon; also a kite |
| vèštica | a witch (from vešt, skilled) |
| sȕjevērje | superstition (neuter) |
| úrok | the evil eye (not a school lesson — that is čas) |
| kȗm | godfather; best man |
| kúma | godmother |
| svȁt | a member of the wedding party (usually plural svatovi) |
| mláda | bride |
| mladòženja | groom |
| òbred | rite |
| ȍbelēžje | a defining feature; a memorial marker (neuter) |
| náslēđe | heritage (neuter); an estate inherited is nasledstvo |
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