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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ (“limb, span”).
Pronunciation
Noun
крак • (krak) m (diminutive краче́)
- leg
- foot
- Synonyms: нога́ (nogá), стъпа́ло (stǎpálo), ходи́ло (hodílo)
- paddle (a flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming)
Usage notes
Modern Bulgarian does not make specific distinction between leg and foot, however, originally крак (krak) was used for the movable part of the limb (that spans), while нога́ (nogá) (originally: claw), стъпа́ло (stǎpálo) (literary: stepping tool) or ходи́ло (hodílo) (literary: walking tool) are used for the static appendage (that supports).
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- кърк (kǎrk, “turning part, neck”) (dialectal)
References
- “крак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “крак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
крак • (krak) m
- edge (of a geometric shape)
- ray
- tentacle
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ. Cognate with Bulgarian крак (krak, “leg, foot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
кра̑к m (Latin spelling krȃk)
- limb (of a frog and certain animals such as octopus or crab)
- fork, branch (of a river, road, etc.)
- (dialectal) human leg
Declension