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хлъпка

/[ˈxɫɤpkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalknobble of fleece, wool, cotton
  2. 2.
    dialectallarge snowflake, small lump of snow
  3. 3.
    dialectalcataract (clouding of the lens in the eye)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • хлъ́пкав
Synonyms

Etymology

Attested witin Rupian dialects. Cognate with dialectal Macedonian лопка (lopka, “snowball”). Probably akin to Russian хло́пок (xlópok, “cotton”), Czech chlup (“hair”), Slovak chlp (“loop, lock of hair”), dialectal Polish chłupy pl (“hair”), from Proto-Slavic *xlъpъ/*xъlpъ.

Forms

  • хлъ́пкаcanonical • feminine
  • hlǎ́pkaromanization
  • хлъ́пкаindefinite • singular
  • хлъ́пкиindefinite • plural
  • хлъ́пкатаdefinite • singular
  • хлъ́пкитеdefinite • plural
  • ло́пкаalternative
  • лъ́пкаalternative
  • хо́лпкаalternative

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