хлапе

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xolpę.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɫɐˈpɛ]

Noun

хлапе́ • (hlapé) n

  1. boy, lad
    Synonym: момче́ (momčé)
  2. (figurative) inexperienced youth
    Synonym: нова́к (novák)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • ла́пе (lápe) with colloquial elision of initial x-

Derived terms

References

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