човка

Bulgarian
Човка на врабче
Човка на чайка

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

  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
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