кукла

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cucūlla. Doublet of гу́гла (gúgla, “hood”) and куку́л (kukúl, “pointed hat”) - direct borrowings from Latin.

Noun

ку́кла • (kúkla) f

1. doll, puppet
2. (figurative) manipulated person

   кукла на конци

   kukla na konci

   one who is led by someone else

   (literally, “puppet on strings”)

3. (colloquial, figurative) cute girl, lolita
4. (dialectal, figurative) yarn woven into 5 strands, which together look like a human figure

Declension

Derived terms

• ку́кличка (kúklička) (diminutive)
• куклово́д (kuklovód, “puppeteer”)
• ку́клен (kúklen, “puppetry”)

References

• “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА¹, КУ̀КЛА²
• “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 90
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 91

Etymology 2

Likely from Proto-Slavic *kukъla, morphologically from кука (kuka, “hook”) +‎ -ла (-la).

Noun

ку́кла • (kúkla) f

1. (dialectal) hillock, cusp, rocky mound

   Synonyms: хълм (hǎlm), моги́ла (mogíla)

Declension

Related terms

• чу́ка (čúka, “rocky summit”)

References

• “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА³
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁵”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 92
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kukъla”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 94

Etymology 3

Possibly а feminine form of *kukъlь (“loop”), cognate with Lithuanian kukulỹs (“dumpling”). Related to Etymology 2.

Noun

ку́кла • (kúkla) f

1. (dialectal) snare, loop

   Synonym: бри́мка (brímka)

2. (dialectal) type of ceremonial braided bread served on Easter day (specifically Вели́кденска ку́кла (Velíkdenska kúkla))

   Synonym: козуна́к (kozunák)

Declension

Further reading

• Великеднски обредни хлябове in Portal "Фолклор" at BNR.bg (website of the Bulgarian National Radio)

References

• “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА⁴
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁴”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 91
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁷”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 92

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cuculla.

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Noun

кукла • (kukla) f (relational adjective куклен, diminutive кукличка or кукличе or кукле)

1. doll, puppet
2. (colloquial) pretty girl

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кукла (kukla), from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cuculla.

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Noun

ку́кла • (kúkla) f anim or f inan (genitive ку́клы, nominative plural ку́клы, genitive plural ку́кол, relational adjective ку́кольный, diminutive ку́колка)

1. doll
2. puppet
3. (criminal slang) fake money

Declension

Related terms

• куклово́д m (kuklovód)
• ку́кольник m (kúkolʹnik)

Descendants

• → Czech: kukla
• → Polish: kukła