мърха

Bulgarian

растение мърха

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrxa (“decay”). The plant bears its name because of its repulsive odour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɤrxɐ]

Noun

мъ́рха • (mǎ́rha) f (dialectal)

1. stinking goosefoot (Chenopodium vulvaria)

Declension

Declension of мъ́рха

	singular	plural
indefinite	мъ́рха mǎ́rha	мъ́рхи mǎ́rhi
definite	мъ́рхата mǎ́rhata	мъ́рхите mǎ́rhite

Derived terms

• мъ́рша (mǎ́rša, “carrion”)

Related terms

• мъ́ртъв (mǎ́rtǎv, “dead”)
• мърци́на (mǎrcína, “animal which has died of natural causes”) (dialectal)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мърха”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 424