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пуйка

/[ˈpujkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    female equivalent of пу́як (pújak): turkey-hen (female turkey)
  2. 2.
    turkey (pheasant-like fowl of genus Meleagris)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • миси́рка
  • фи́тка

Etymology

Agent noun from пу́я се (púja se, “to perk, to swank”) (dialectal) + -ка (-ka), literally “perking (bird)”.

Forms

  • пу́йкаcanonical • feminine
  • pújkaromanization
  • пу́якmasculine
  • пу́йчиadjective • relational
  • пу́йчеdiminutive
  • пу́йкаindefinite • singular
  • пу́йкиindefinite • plural
  • пу́йкатаdefinite • singular
  • пу́йкитеdefinite • plural
Vocative
Singular
пу́йко
Plural
пу́йки

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