кърлеж

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the zero-grade form *(s)kr̥- of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut; to poke; to bite), extended similarly to пъ́рля (pǎ́rlja) vs. па́ря (párja).

Cognates include Macedonian крлеж (krlež), Serbo-Croatian крљ, крља, крлич and Aromanian cãrlej.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɤrlɛʃ]
  • Hyphenation(key): кър‧леж

Noun[edit]

къ́рлеж (kǎ́rležm (diminutive къ́рлежче)

  1. tick (arachnid)
  2. (figurative) leech, bloodsucker (person who exploits or lives off others)
  3. (dialectal) castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
    Synonym: рици́н (ricín)

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References[edit]

  • кърлеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кърлеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кърлеж”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 208