гавка

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From гав (gav, crow's call) +‎ -ка (-ka). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian га̑вка (common eider), Russian га́вка (gávka, crow).

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Noun

га́вка (gávkaf

  1. (obsolete) crow, jay, or another croaking bird
  2. (figurative) disoriented, incohesive girl (one who does not have clear perception what she is)

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References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “га́вка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 221