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тлака

/[tɫɐˈka]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    datedvoluntary work, assistance (for friends, relatives)
  2. 2.
    datedworking brigade assisting in the harvest (in pre-Industrial times)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • тлаку́вам

Etymology

Archaic word for voluntary work, inherited from Proto-Slavic *tolka. Cognate with Lithuanian talkà (“unpaid work”), Latvian tàlka (“party of workers”).

Forms

  • тлака́canonical • feminine
  • tlakáromanization
  • тлака́indefinite • singular
  • тлаки́indefinite • plural
  • тлака́таdefinite • singular
  • тлаки́теdefinite • plural

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