кукумявка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin from the call ку-ку (ku-ku, “choo-choo”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kokoˈmʲa̟fkɐ]

Noun

кукумя́вка • (kukumjávka) f

  1. little owl (bird of genus Athene), screech owl (bird of genus Megascops)
  2. (figurative) squeaky woman (who is prone to complain and to growl)

Declension

Declension of кукумя́вка
singular plural
indefinite кукумя́вка
kukumjávka 		кукумя́вки
kukumjávki
definite кукумя́вката
kukumjávkata 		кукумя́вките
kukumjávkite
vocative form кукумя́вко
kukumjávko 		кукумя́вки
kukumjávki

References

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