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млака

/[mɫɐˈka] | [ˈmɫakɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalmarsh, slough, mire
  2. 2.
    dialectalbackwater, puddle, pool (water that gathers temporarily in lowlands and valleys after heavy rain)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • млаки́ще
  • мла́чище
  • мла́кав
  • мла́клив
Synonyms
  • мочу́р
  • треса́вище
Related words (1)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *molka, cognate with Serbo-Croatian мла̏ка (“puddle”), Old East Slavic молокита (molokita, “marsh”). Probably further related to Czech mlkvý (“raw”). According to some scholars, possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *melko (“milk”) (whence native мля́ко (mljáko)).

Forms

  • мла́каcanonical
  • млака́canonical • feminine
  • mlákaromanization
  • mlakáromanization
  • мла́чавadjective • relational
  • мла́каindefinite • singular
  • млака́indefinite • singular
  • мла́киindefinite • plural
  • млаки́indefinite • plural
  • мла́катаdefinite • singular
  • млака́таdefinite • singular
  • мла́китеdefinite • plural
  • млаки́теdefinite • plural

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