бъкел

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɤkɛɫ]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

According to Georgiev (BER), related to Polish bąkać (to mutter) (< Proto-Slavic *bǫkati).

Noun

бъ́кел • (bǎ́kelm

  1. (rare, uncountable) gloss, hint, clue
Usage notes

Used only in fossilized phrases such as бъкел не разбирам (bǎkel ne razbiram), бъкел не знам (bǎkel ne znam) = to have no clue (conveying absolute lack of any comprehension).

Declension
Declension of бъ́кел
singular
indefinite бъ́кел
bǎ́kel
definite
(subject form)
бъ́келът
bǎ́kelǎt
definite
(object form)
бъ́кела
bǎ́kela

References

Etymology 2

See titular lemma.

Noun

бъ́кел • (bǎ́kelm (dialectal)

  1. alternative form of бъ́къл (bǎ́kǎl, scuttle)
Declension
Declension of бъ́кел
singular plural
indefinite бъ́кел
bǎ́kel
бъ́кли
bǎ́kli
definite
(subject form)
бъ́келът
bǎ́kelǎt
бъ́клите
bǎ́klite
definite
(object form)
бъ́кела
bǎ́kela
count form бъ́кела
bǎ́kela

References

  • бъкел¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бъкел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010