хула
See also: хоула, хуља, and хуля
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxuɫə]
- IPA(key): [xuˈɫa] (dated, per Gerov)
Noun
ху́ла or хула́ • (húla or hulá) f
- verbal offence, accusation, taunt
- Synonyms: обвине́ние (obvinénie), напа́дка (napádka), у́кор (úkor), у́прек (úprek)
- (by extension) insult, slander, defamation
- Synonyms: оби́да (obída), клевета́ (klevetá), (dialectal) ковла́да (kovláda)
Declension
Standard:
Declension of ху́ла
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | ху́ла húla | ху́ли húli |
definite | ху́лата húlata | ху́лите húlite |
Outdated:
Declension of хула́
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | хула́ hulá | хули́ hulí |
definite | хула́та huláta | хули́те hulíte |
Derived terms
- ху́ля (húlja, “to offend, to insult”)
- хули́тел (hulítel), ху́лник (húlnik) (agent nouns)
- присмеху́лник (prismehúlnik, “mockingbird”)
- богоху́лство (bogohúlstvo, “sacrilege”)
Related terms
- ху́кам (húkam, “to boo”)
- ху́дя (húdja, “to scold, to rebuke”) (dialectal)
References
- хула in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- хула in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1904), “хула́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 514
- хоула in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"
Chuvash
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Чӑваш Енри хула
A city in Chuvashia
A city in Chuvashia
Etymology
Related to Turkish kale, ultimately from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʿa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /χuˈla/
Noun
хула • (hula) (plural хуласем)
- town, city
Evenki
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *pule, compare Manchu ᡶᡠᠯᡥᠠ (fulha), Nanai поло (polo).
Noun
хула • (hula)
- aspen
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxuɫa]
- Hyphenation: ху‧ла
Noun
хула • (hula) f
- (literary) sacrilege
Declension
Declension of хула
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | хула | хули |
definite unspecified | хулата | хулите |
definite proximal | хулава | хуливе |
definite distal | хулана | хулине |
vocative | хуло | хули |
References
- “хула” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xʊˈɫa]
Noun
хула́ • (xulá) f inan (genitive хулы́, nominative plural хулы́, genitive plural хул)
- (dated, literary) animadversion, reviling, abuse
Declension
Declension of хула́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | хула́ xulá | хулы́ xulý |
genitive | хулы́ xulý | ху́л xúl |
dative | хуле́ xulé | хула́м xulám |
accusative | хулу́ xulú | хулы́ xulý |
instrumental | хуло́й, хуло́ю xulój, xulóju | хула́ми xulámi |
prepositional | хуле́ xulé | хула́х xuláx |
Related terms
- хули́ть (xulítʹ)