гъвък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From amalgamation of Bulgarian сгъ́вам (sgǎ́vam, “to fold”) and жва (žva, “tо chew”) (dialectal, obsolete) +‎ -ък (-ǎk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɤvɐk]
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Adjective

гъ́вък • (gǎ́vǎk) (abstract noun гъ́вкост)

  1. (dialectal, dated) gummy, flexible, bendable
    Synonyms: ги́бък (gíbǎk), гъ́вкав (gǎ́vkav)
    гъ́вко тя́ло ― gǎ́vko tjálo ― flexible body

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • “гъвък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “гъвък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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