къща

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• кѫща (kǫšta) (pre-1945)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫťa. Compare dialectal Bulgarian кът (kǎt, “seating area around a fireplace”). Cognates include Serbo-Croatian кућа/kuća, Russian куща (kušča, “tent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɤʃtə/

Noun

къ̀ща • (kǎ̀šta) f

1. house
2. home
3. household, family