гуда
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Bulgarian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Formally reflects Proto-Slavic *gǫda (“funnel-like shape”), akin to Serbo-Croatian гу̀дура (“sharp gorge, ravine”) (dialectal). Further origin uncertain.
Noun[edit]
гу́да • (gúda) f
- (dialectal, obsolescent) funnel-like depression, hole
- (uncountable) type of game whose goal is to shuffle a ball into a hole
Declension[edit]
Declension of гу́да
References[edit]
- “гуда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- гуда in Bǎlgarski tǎlkoven rečnik
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably of onomatopoeic origin, after the call гъ́ци-гъ́ци (gǎ́ci-gǎ́ci) for evoking swine. Cognate with dialectal/colloquial Serbo-Croatian гу̏да, Slovene gúda.
Compare also Bulgarian говедо (govedo, “cattle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷew- (“cattle”).
Noun[edit]
гу́да • (gúda) f (diminutive гу́де)