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папуняк

/[pɐˈpunʲɐk]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    hoopoe (bird of suborder Upupi, particularly Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops))
  2. 2.
    whipper-snapper, boastful person

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • папуня́свам се
Synonyms
  • дуду́няк
  • вдод
  • ци́ганско пе́тле
Related words (3)
  • пу́пам
  • пу́як
  • пу́йка

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin after hoopoe's call oop-oop.

Forms

  • папу́някcanonical • masculine
  • papúnjakromanization
  • папу́няковadjective • relational
  • папу́някindefinite • singular
  • папу́няциindefinite • plural
  • папу́някътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • папу́няцитеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • папу́някаdefinite • objective • singular
  • папу́няцитеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • папу́някаcount-form • plural
  • папу́нецalternative • dialectal
  • пупу́някalternative • colloquial
  • пупу́нецalternative • colloquial
  • пупу́ньокalternative • colloquial
  • пупа́вецalternative • dialectal
Vocative
Singular
папу́няко
Plural
папу́няци

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