кърнак

Bulgarian

Etymology

Originally an agent noun with meaning broken, cut one from the adjective Bulgarian крън (krǎn, broken, scraggy) (dialectally also pronounced as кърн (kǎrn)). Morphologically derived via the suffix -нак (-nak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐrˈnak]

Noun

кърна́к • (kǎrnák) m

  1. castrated male swine
    Synonym: ско́пен шопа́р (skópen šopár)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • кърни́к (kǎrník) dialectal
  • шипа́р (šipár), шопа́р (šopár, male swine)

References

  • кърнак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кърнак”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 214
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