кочан

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Bulgarian

кочан царевица

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

коча́н (kočánm (diminutive коча́нче)

  1. cob (of maize)
  2. cabbage (of Brassica type of plant)

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References

  • кочан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кочан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кочан”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 686

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ко‧чан

Noun

кочан (kočanm (plural кочани, diminutive кочанче)

  1. cob (corn)
    Synonym: цаблан (cablan)
  2. stem of cabbage
  3. Jerusalem artichoke, sunroot, sunchoke, earthapple (Helianthus tuberosus)
    Synonyms: репка (repka), земно јаболко (zemno jabolko)
  4. (figurative) root of something
  5. (colloquial) very cold weather

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References

  • кочан” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

коча́н (kočánm inan (genitive кочана́ or кочна́, nominative plural кочаны́ or кочны́, genitive plural кочано́в or кочно́в)

  1. head of cabbage
  2. (derogatory) (human) head, noggin
    Убери́ свой коча́н!
    Uberí svoj kočán!
    Move your head!

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