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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zujьkъ (“drizzle, buzz”), possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Bulgarian жуже́не (žužéne, “buzzing”). Cognate with Russian зуёк (zujók, “plover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
зу́ек • (zúek) m
- (dialectal) gentle chant or echo, buzz
- (figurative, dialectal) piper, whistler
- → mellifluent person, sweet talker
Declension
- жужя́ (žužjá, “to buzz”)
- звън (zvǎn, “jingle”)
- звук (zvuk, “sound”)
References
- “зуек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014