курка
/[ˈkurkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.obsoletewild hen (non-domestic bird of genus Gallus or more generally of order Galliformes)
- 2.dialectalturkey hen
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- пу́йка
Related words (2)
- ку́рица
- ку́рва
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kurъka; equivalent to кур (kur, “rooster”) (obsolescent) + -ка (-ka). Cognate with Macedonian ќурка (ḱurka, “turkey”), Serbo-Croatian ħу̏рка (“turkey”). Further loaned into Romanian curcă (“turkey hen”).
Forms
- ку́ркаcanonical • feminine
- kúrkaromanization
- ку́ркаindefinite • singular
- ку́ркиindefinite • plural
- ку́ркатаdefinite • singular
- ку́ркитеdefinite • plural
- чу́ркаalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Vocative | ку́рке | ку́рки |
Vocative
Singular
ку́рке
Plural
ку́рки