кюкавец

Of onomatopoeic origin, from the call кю-кю (kju-kju) +‎ -авец (-avec).

• IPA^(key): [kʲo̟ˈkavɛt͡s]

кюка́вец • (kjukávec) m

1. sandpiper (shorebird of genus Actitis)

   Synonym: (general term) бека́с (bekás)

• късокри́л кюка́вец (kǎsokríl kjukávec, “common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos”) (literally: short-wing sandpiper)
• пе́тнист кюка́вец (pétnist kjukávec, “spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius”)

• ку́куви́ца (kúkuvíca, “cuckoo”)
• кукумя́вка (kukumjávka, “screech-owl”)
• кукуря́к (kukurják, “hellebore”)

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