кълка
/[ˈkɤɫkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.colloquialupper muscular portion of the leg
- 2.colloquialthigh
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- бут
- бедро́
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