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Bulgarian
Etymology
Formally reflects an earlier *zьrkylъ, equivalent to зъ́рчам (zǎ́rčam, “to stare”) + -ел (-el).
Pronunciation
Noun
зъ́ркел • (zǎ́rkel) m
- (colloquial) eye, visor, peeper
- (in the plural) glasses
Usage notes
Most often, the lemma is used as plurale tantum зъркели (zǎrkeli).
Declension
References
- “зъркели”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “зъркели”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “зрь́колъ, зрь́кълъ, зрь́кꙑлъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 165
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зъркали, зъркели”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 668