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кълка

/[ˈkɤɫkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    colloquialupper muscular portion of the leg
  2. 2.
    colloquialthigh

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъlka (“bony stump”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kulˀk-. Per Derksen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- (“to turn”). Cognates include Macedonian колк (kolk, “hip”), Russian колк (kolk, “bony stump”), Serbo-Croatian kuk (“thigh, hip”) and Lithuanian kulkšnis (“ankle”).

Forms

  • къ́лкаcanonical • feminine
  • kǎ́lkaromanization
  • къ́лчицаdiminutive
  • къ́лкаindefinite • singular
  • къ́лкиindefinite • plural
  • къ́лкатаdefinite • singular
  • къ́лкитеdefinite • plural
  • кълкalternative • dialectal

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