мушика

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, му́ша (múša, “to poke, to jab”) +‎ -ика (-ika).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [moˈʃikɐ]

Noun

муши́ка • (mušíka) f

  1. (dialectal) woodworm (larvae of various species of insects which feed on wood)
    Synonym: дървесен червей (dǎrvesen červej)

Declension
Declension of муши́ка
singular plural
indefinite муши́ка
mušíka		 муши́ки
mušíki
definite муши́ката
mušíkata		 муши́ките
mušíkite

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