млака
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *molka, cognate with Serbo-Croatian мла̏ка (“puddle”), Old East Slavic молокита (molokita, “marsh”). Probably further related to Czech mlkvý (“raw”).
According to some scholars, possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *melko (“milk”) (whence native мля́ко (mljáko)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɫɐˈka] (Eastern, Central dialects)
- IPA(key): [ˈmɫakɐ] (Western dialects)
Noun
мла́ка or млака́ • (mláka or mlaká) f (relational adjective мла́чав) (dialectal)
- marsh, slough, mire
- Synonyms: мочу́р (močúr), треса́вище (tresávište)
- backwater, puddle, pool (water that gathers temporarily in lowlands and valleys after heavy rain)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мла́ка, млака́ mláka, mlaká |
мла́ки, млаки́ mláki, mlakí |
| definite | мла́ката, млака́та mlákata, mlakáta |
мла́ките, млаки́те mlákite, mlakíte |
Derived terms
nouns
- (augmentative) млаки́ще (mlakíšte)
- (augmentative) мла́чище (mláčište)
adjectives
- мла́кав (mlákav, “washy, uncooked”)
- мла́клив (mlákliv, “miry, swampy”)
See also
- млак (mlak, “lukewarm”) (dialectal, probably unrelated)
References
- “млака”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “млака́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 72
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “млака”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 159
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɫaka]
- Hyphenation: мла‧ка
- Rhymes: -aka
Adjective
млака • (mlaka)
- indefinite feminine singular of млак (mlak)