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 • (čóvkaf

  1. small bill, neb, beak
    Synonym: (dialectal) клъ́вка (klǎ́vka)
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) hooter (a large nose)

Declension

Declension of чо́вка
singular plural
indefinite чо́вка
čóvka
чо́вки
čóvki
definite чо́вката
čóvkata
чо́вките
čóvkite

Alternative forms

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

Chechen

Noun

човка • (čovka) (plural чоекарчий)

  1. jackdaw