кукла
Bulgarian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cucūlla. Doublet of гу́гла (gúgla, “hood”) and куку́л (kukúl, “pointed hat”) - direct borrowings from Latin.
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
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References[edit]
- “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА¹, КУ̀КЛА²
- “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 90
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 91
Etymology 2[edit]
Likely from Proto-Slavic *kukъla, morphologically from кука (kuka, “hook”) + -ла (-la).
Noun[edit]
ку́кла • (kúkla) f
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- чу́ка (čúka, “rocky summit”)
References[edit]
- “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА³
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁵”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 92
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kukъla”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 94
Etymology 3[edit]
Possibly а feminine form of *kukъlь (“loop”), cognate with Lithuanian kukulỹs (“dumpling”). Related to Etymology 2.
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Великеднски обредни хлябове in Portal "Фолклор" at BNR.bg (website of the Bulgarian National Radio)
References[edit]
- “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА⁴
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁴”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 91
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁷”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 92
Macedonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cuculla.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
кукла • (kukla) f (relational adjective куклен, diminutive кукличка or кукличе or кукле)
- doll, puppet
- (colloquial) pretty girl
Declension[edit]
Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old East Slavic кукла (kukla), from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cuculla.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ку́кла • (kúkla) f anim or f inan (genitive ку́клы, nominative plural ку́клы, genitive plural ку́кол, relational adjective ку́кольный, diminutive ку́колка)
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- куклово́д m (kuklovód)
- ку́кольник m (kúkolʹnik)
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