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халище

/[ˈxaliʃtɛ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    datedold-time thick rug, mat, carpet
  2. 2.
    dialectalthick, rough fabric or cloth

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • дебе́ла че́рга
  • ки́теник
  • ру́тище
  • ру́хо
Related words (1)
  • хали́на

Etymology

Either augmentative of Proto-Slavic *xala (“worn-out cloth”) + -ище (-ište) or borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خالیجه (halıca, “carpet”) (whence Turkish haliçe, Azerbaijani xalça). Cognate with Macedonian алишта pl (ališta).

Forms

  • ха́лищеcanonical • neuter
  • hálišteromanization
  • ха́лищеindefinite • singular
  • ха́лищаindefinite • plural
  • ха́лищетоdefinite • singular
  • ха́лищатаdefinite • plural

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