павлака
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pavolka, *pavolga. Morphologically formed as па- (pa-) + Proto-Slavic *volka (“sludge, condensate, condense vapor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpavɫəkə]
Noun
па́влака • (pávlaka) f (related adjective па́влачен)
- (dialectal, archaic) sour cream
- Synonym: каймак (kajmak)
- (by extension) staphyloma (eye disease)
Declension
Declension of па́влака
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | па́влака pávlaka | па́влаки pávlaki |
| definite | па́влаката pávlakata | па́влаките pávlakite |
Alternative forms
- па́влага (pávlaga)
Related terms
- о́блак (óblak, “cloud”)
See also
- перде́ (perdé, “cataract”)
- хлъ́пка (hlǎ́pka, “cataract”) (dialectal)
- ечеми́к (ečemík), мета́лка (metálka, “stye”)
References
- павлака in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- павлака in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Georgiev V. I., Duridanov I., editor (1995), “павлака”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 997
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpavɫaka]
Noun
павлака • (pavlaka) f
- sour cream
Declension
Declension of павлака
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | павлака | павлаки |
| definite unspecified | павлаката | павлаките |
| definite proximal | павлакава | павлакиве |
| definite distal | павлакана | павлакине |
| vocative | павлако | павлаки |