кавал

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈvaɫ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɫ
• Syllabification^(key): ка‧вал

Noun

кава́л • (kavál) m (relational adjective кава́лен, diminutive кава́лче)

1. (music) kaval (a type of flute)

Declension

Declension of кава́л

	singular	plural
indefinite	кава́л kavál	кава́ли kaváli
definite (subject form)	кава́лът kaválăt	кава́лите kaválite
definite (object form)	кава́ла kavála
count form	—	кава́ла kavála

References

• “кавал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кавал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кава́л¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 120

Anagrams

• влака (vlaka), вакла (vakla), лавка (lavka)

Erzya

Кавал.

Etymology 1

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Noun

кавал • (kaval)

1. kite (bird)

Declension

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Etymology 2

Possibly inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kone-ëla (“armpit”). Compare Finnish kainalo, Livonian kāinal, Udmurt кун-ул (kun-ul), Hungarian hónalj.

Noun

кавал • (kaval)

1. (obsolete) armpit

Declension

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Derived terms

• кавалалкс (kavalalks)

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “кавал”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Macedonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkavaɫ]

Noun

кавал • (kaval) m (plural кавали, diminutive кавалче)

1. kaval (a type of flute)

Declension

Declension of кавал

	singular	plural
indefinite	кавал (kaval)	кавали (kavali)
definite unspecified	кавалот (kavalot)	кавалите (kavalite)
definite proximal	кавалов (kavalov)	каваливе (kavalive)
definite distal	кавалон (kavalon)	кавалине (kavaline)
vocative	кавалу (kavalu)	кавали (kavali)
count form	—	кавала (kavala)