човка
Bulgarian
Etymology
Levelled from an earlier чо́фка (čófka), a colloquial variant of Proto-Slavic *čepъka (whence now dialectal Bulgarian чо́пка (čópka)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔfkɐ]
Noun
чо́вка • (čóvka) f
- small bill, neb, beak
- Synonym: (dialectal) клъ́вка (klǎ́vka)
- (colloquial, figuratively) hooter (a large nose)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | чо́вка čóvka |
чо́вки čóvki |
definite | чо́вката čóvkata |
чо́вките čóvkite |
Alternative forms
- чо́пка (čópka), чо́нка (čónka)
Related terms
References
- “човка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “човка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
- ковач (kovač)
Chechen
Noun
човка • (čovka) (plural чоекарчий)