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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa, “pin”), a diminutive of καρφί (karfí, “nail; rivet”). Compare Turkish karfiçe, Albanian karficë and Aromanian cãrfițã.
Pronunciation
Noun
карфи́ца • (karfíca) f (diminutive карфи́чка)
- pin (needle without an eye, used for fastening)
- Synonym: топли́йка (toplíjka)
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References
- “карфица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “карфица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “карфица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 257