чигла

Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or from чи́гав (čígav, “quick, swift”) +‎ -ла (-la).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiɡɫɐ]

Noun

чи́гла • (čígla) f

(dialectal) mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Synonym: име́лов дрозд (imélov drozd)

Declension

Declension of чи́гла

	singular	plural
indefinite	чи́гла čígla	чи́гли čígli
definite	чи́глата číglata	чи́глите číglite
vocative form	чи́гло číglo	чи́гли čígli

Related terms

чи́жка (čížka, “siskin”) (dialectal)
щигле́ц (štigléc, “goldfinch”)

References

Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “чи́гла”, 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 552

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