болка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Diminutive of Proto-Slavic *boľь. Equivalent to бол (bol) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɫkɐ]

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Noun

бо́лка • (bólka) f

1. pain, ache

Declension

Declension of бо́лка

	singular	plural
indefinite	бо́лка bólka	бо́лки bólki
definite	бо́лката bólkata	бо́лките bólkite

Related terms

• бол (bol), болие (bolie, “ache”)
• болест (bolest, “disease”)
• заболяване (zaboljavane, “ailment, illness”)
• болязън (boljazǎn)
• болен (bolen, “sick, ill”)
  • болник (bolnik, “sick person/animal”)
  • болница (bolnica, “hospital”)
• боледувам (boleduvam, “to suffer from sickness”)
• боля (bolja, “to ache”)
• болея (boleja, “to feel pain”)
  • болеж (bolež, “aching”)
  • болежка (boležka, “ache”)

References

• “болка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “болка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 65

Anagrams

• облак (oblak), бокал (bokal), колба (kolba)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *boľь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɫka]

• Audio:

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Noun

болка • (bolka) f (plural болки)

1. pain

Declension

Declension of болка

	singular	plural
indefinite	болка	болки
definite unspecified	болката	болките
definite proximal	болкава	болкиве
definite distal	болкана	болкине
vocative	болко	болки