бубаќ

Macedonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax), which makes it a distant relative to памук (pamuk), adopted via Ottoman Turkish پاموق (pamuk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbubac]

Noun

бубаќ • (bubaḱ) m

  1. (dialectal) cotton
    Synonym: памук (pamuk)

Declension

Declension of бубаќ
singular
indefinite бубаќ (bubaḱ)
definite unspecified бубаќот (bubaḱot)
definite proximal бубаќов (bubaḱov)
definite distal бубаќон (bubaḱon)
vocative бубаќу (bubaḱu)

References

  • Цветковски, Радован П., Стефановски, Божо (2008) Речник на демихисарскиот говор [Dictionary of Demir Hisar dialect] (in Macedonian), Skopje: Академски печат, →ISBN, page 42
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