кравай
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korvajь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [krɐˈvaj]
Noun
крава́й • (kraváj) m
- circle-shaped bread with a hole in the middle, used for rituals and celebrations.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | крава́й kraváj |
крава́и kravái |
| definite (subject form) |
крава́ят kravájat |
крава́ите kraváite |
| definite (object form) |
крава́я kravája | |
| count form | — | крава́я kravája |
Derived terms
- (diminutive) крава́йче (kravájče)
- (idiomatic) на крава́й (na kraváj, “in a circle”)
See also
korovai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- “кравай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кравай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кравай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 701