кичур

Bulgarian

кичур коса (1)

кичур борови иглички (3)

Etymology

ки́ча (kíča, “to deck, to decorate”) +‎ -ур (-ur)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkit͡ʃo̟r]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -it͡ʃor
• Syllabification^(key): ки‧чур

Noun

ки́чур • (kíčur) m (relational adjective ки́чурест, diminutive ки́чурче)

1. forelock, tress, topknot (of hairs, feathers)

   кичур коса́ ― kičur kosá ― tress [of] hair

   кичур пера́ ― kičur perá ― tress [of] feathers

2. bundle, wisp, tuft

   Synonyms: хвост (hvost), че́пка (čépka)

3. (botany) fascicle (type of inflorescence)

Declension

Declension of ки́чур

	singular	plural
indefinite	ки́чур kíčur	ки́чури kíčuri
definite (subject form)	ки́чурът kíčurǎt	ки́чурите kíčurite
definite (object form)	ки́чура kíčura
count form	—	ки́чура kíčura

Related terms

• ки́тка (kítka, “bouquet”)

References

• “кичур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кичур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “ки́чур”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 406