кукувица

Bulgarian

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kukavica, *kukačьka, of onomatopoeic origin from the call ку-ку (ku-ku, coo-coo). Compare Latin cucūlus (cuckoo).

Pronunciation

  • ку́кувица: IPA(key): [ˈkukovit͡sɐ]
  • кукуви́ца: IPA(key): [kokoˈvit͡sɐ]

Noun

ку́кувица or кукуви́ца • (kúkuvica or kukuvíca) f (relational adjective кукуви́чи)

  1. cuckoo, gawk (bird of family Cuculidae)
    Ку́кувица ку́ка на зеле́на бука.
    Kúkuvica kúka na zeléna buka.
    A cuckoo cuckoos on a green beech.
  2. (dialectal) type of flower (cowslip, primrose)

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References

  • кукувица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кукувица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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