мекиш

Bulgarian

Дърво мекиш

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mękyšь. By surface analysis, ме́чам (méčam, to knead) (dialectal) + -иш (-iš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛˈkiʃ]

Noun

меки́ш • (mekíš) m

  1. (literally) something soft
  2. Tatar maple (tree of species Acer tataricum)
    Synonym: тата́рски клен (tatárski klen)

Declension

  • ме́кък (mékǎk, soft, tender)
  • ме́ча (méča, ball of dough) (dialectal)
  • меки́на (mekína, chaff, husks; soft material)
  • меки́ца (mekíca, type of pastry)
  • меку́ш (mekúš, feeble person) (dialectal)

References

  • мекиш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мекиш”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 722
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