лешояд

Bulgarian

Белоглав лешояд

Etymology

From леш (leš, carrion) + -о- (-o-) + яд (jad, eater), with specialization of meaning specifically to birds scavengers. Compare Macedonian лешинар (lešinar, vulture), Serbo-Croatian лѐшина̄р (vulture).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛʃo̟ˈja̟t]
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Noun

лешоя́д • (lešojád) m (relational adjective лешоя́ден)

  1. (literally) scavenger
    Synonym: мършоя́д (mǎršojád)
  2. vulture (carrion-eating bird of prey)

Declension

References

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