чълн

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɤ̟ɫn]

Noun

чълн • (čǎln) m

(historical, obsolete) small wooden boat, kayak, dugout (carved from a tree log)
Synonym: кая́к (kaják)

Alternative forms

чун (čun) (Western dialects)
чолн (čoln) (borrowed cognate term from Russian)

References

Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “чльнъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 558

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