кукла
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkukɫə]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cucūlla. Doublet of гу́гла (gúgla) and hood (hood) and куку́л (kukúl, “pointed hat”) - direct borrowings from Latin.
Noun
ку́кла • (kúkla) f
- doll, puppet
- (figurative) manipulated person
- кукла на конци
- kukla na konci
- one who is led by someone else
- (literally, “puppet on strings”)
- (colloquial, figurative) cute girl, lolita
- (dialectal, figurative) yarn woven into 5 strands, which together look like a human figure
Declension
Declension of ку́кла
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́кла kúkla | ку́кли kúkli |
| definite | ку́клата kúklata | ку́клите kúklite |
| vocative form | ку́кло kúklo | ку́кли kúkli |
Derived terms
- ку́кличка (kúklička) (diminutive)
- куклово́д (kuklovód, “puppeteer”)
- ку́клен (kúklen, “puppetry”)
References
- кукла in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik), under КУ̀КЛА¹, КУ̀КЛА²
- кукла in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “кукла¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 90
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “кукла²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 91
Etymology 2
Likely from Proto-Slavic *kukъla, morphologically from кука (kuka, “hook”) + -ла (-la).
Noun
ку́кла • (kúkla) f
- (dialectal) hillock, cusp, rocky mound
- Synonyms: хълм (hǎlm), моги́ла (mogíla)
Declension
Declension of ку́кла
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́кла kúkla | ку́кли kúkli |
| definite | ку́клата kúklata | ку́клите kúklite |
Related terms
- чу́ка (čúka, “rocky summit”)
References
- кукла in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik), under КУ̀КЛА³
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “кукла⁵”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 92
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kukъla”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 13 (*kroměžirъ – kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 94
Etymology 3
Possibly а feminine form of *kukъlь (“loop”), cognate with Lithuanian kukulỹs (“dumpling”). Related to Etymology 2.
Noun
ку́кла • (kúkla) f
- (dialectal) snare, loop
- Synonym: бри́мка (brímka)
- (dialectal) type of ceremonial braided bread served on Easter day (specifically Вели́кденска ку́кла (Velíkdenska kúkla))
- Synonym: козуна́к (kozunák)
Declension
Declension of ку́кла
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́кла kúkla | ку́кли kúkli |
| definite | ку́клата kúklata | ку́клите kúklite |
Further reading
- Великеднски обредни хлябове in Portal "Фолклор" at BNR.bg (website of the Bulgarian National Radio)
References
- кукла in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik), under КУ̀КЛА⁴
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “кукла⁴”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 91
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “кукла⁷”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 92
Macedonian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cuculla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkukɫa]
Audio (file)
Noun
кукла • (kukla) f (related adjective куклен, diminutive кукличка or кукличе or кукле)
- doll, puppet
- (colloquial) pretty girl
Declension
Declension of кукла
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | кукла | кукли |
| definite unspecified | куклата | куклите |
| definite proximal | куклава | кукливе |
| definite distal | куклана | куклине |
| vocative | кукло | кукли |
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic кукла (kukla), from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cuculla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkukɫə]
Audio (file)
Noun
ку́кла • (kúkla) f anim or f inan (genitive ку́клы, nominative plural ку́клы, genitive plural ку́кол, related adjective ку́кольный, diminutive ку́колка)
- doll
- puppet
- (criminal slang) fake money
Declension
Declension of ку́кла (bian fem-form hard-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ку́кла kúkla | ку́клы kúkly |
| genitive | ку́клы kúkly | ку́кол kúkol |
| dative | ку́кле kúkle | ку́клам kúklam |
| accusative animate inanimate | ку́клу kúklu | ку́кол kúkol |
| ку́клы kúkly | ||
| instrumental | ку́клой, ку́клою kúkloj, kúkloju | ку́клами kúklami |
| prepositional | ку́кле kúkle | ку́клах kúklax |
Pre-reform declension of ку́кла (bian fem-form hard-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ку́кла kúkla | ку́клы kúkly |
| genitive | ку́клы kúkly | ку́колъ kúkol |
| dative | ку́клѣ kúklě | ку́кламъ kúklam |
| accusative animate inanimate | ку́клу kúklu | ку́колъ kúkol |
| ку́клы kúkly | ||
| instrumental | ку́клой, ку́клою kúkloj, kúkloju | ку́клами kúklami |
| prepositional | ку́клѣ kúklě | ку́клахъ kúklax |
Related terms
- куклово́д m (kuklovód)
- ку́кольник m (kúkolʹnik)
Descendants
- → Czech: kukla
- → Polish: kukła