къжел

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫželь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɤʒɛɫ]

Noun

къ́жел • (kǎ́želm (dialectal)

  1. distaff, spinning rock (particularly: the conical upper part where one attaches the fibres)
    Synonym: ху́рка (húrka)
  2. (by extension) pointy tool, awl
  3. (figurative, by similarity) conical mound, crag or other landform

Declension

Declension of къ́жел
singular plural
indefinite къ́жел
kǎ́žel
къ́жели
kǎ́želi
definite
(subject form)
къ́желът
kǎ́želǎt
къ́желите
kǎ́želite
definite
(object form)
къ́жела
kǎ́žela
count form къ́жела
kǎ́žela

Alternative forms

  • къ́жель (kǎ́želʹ), ку́жель (kúželʹ)in dialects where final -ь is preserved
  • къ́жец (kǎ́žec)with suffix -ец (-ec)

Derived terms

  • къ́жлевка (kǎ́žlevka), къ́жльовка (kǎ́žljovka) (diminutive)
  • къжли́ца (kǎžlíca, waxwing) (dialectal)
  • къ́жлест (kǎ́žlest, conical) (dialectal)

See also

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