дръглаш

Bulgarian

Etymology

дръгло́ (drǎgló, “paddle”) (dialectal), дръ́гльо (drǎ́gljo, “slenderman”) +‎ -аш (-aš)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drɐˈɡɫaʃ]

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Noun

дръгла́ш • (drǎgláš) m (diminutive дръ́гльо)

1. (colloquial) slender, slim, gaunt creature (usually due to sickness or malnourishment)
2. (by specialization) gaunt flesh

   Synonym: мъ́рша (mǎ́rša)

Usage notes

Typically refers to animals (usually livestock), but figuratively could be applied to a person, too.

Declension

Declension of дръгла́ш

	singular	plural
indefinite	дръгла́ш drǎgláš	дръгла́ши drǎgláši
definite (subject form)	дръгла́шът drǎglášǎt	дръгла́шите drǎglášite
definite (object form)	дръгла́ша drǎgláša
count form	—	дръгла́ша drǎgláša

Alternative forms

• дръгля́ш (drǎgljáš)

Related terms

• дръгле́ц (drǎgléc, “tool for shacking off seed”) (dialectal)
• дръгли́в (drǎglív, “slim, slender (for animal)”)

References

• “дръглаш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дръглаш”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 434
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “дрьгла́шь”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 371