човка
Bulgarian
Човка на врабче
Човка на чайка
Etymology
Levelled from an earlier чо́фка (čófka), a colloquial variant of Proto-Slavic *čepъka (whence now dialectal Bulgarian чо́пка (čópka)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔfkə]
Noun
чо́вка • (čóvka) f
- small bill, neb, beak
- Synonym: (dialectal) клъ́вка (klǎ́vka)
- (colloquial, figuratively) hooter (a large nose)
Declension
Declension of чо́вка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чо́вка čóvka | чо́вки čóvki |
| definite | чо́вката čóvkata | чо́вките čóvkite |
Alternative forms
- чо́пка (čópka), чо́нка (čónka)
Related terms
- че́пка (čépka, “cap”)
- че́пкам (čépkam, “to pick, to rankle”)
- чо́пля (čóplja, “to chew seed”)
References
- човка in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- човка in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Chechen
Noun
човка • (čovka) (plural чоекарчий)
- jackdaw