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Bulgarian
Etymology
Derived from the zero-grade form *(s)kr̥- of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut; to poke; to bite”), extended similarly to пъ́рля (pǎ́rlja) vs. па́ря (párja).
Cognates include Macedonian крлеж (krlež), Serbo-Croatian крљ, крља, крлич and Aromanian cãrlej.
Pronunciation
Noun
къ́рлеж • (kǎ́rlež) m (diminutive къ́рлежче)
- tick (arachnid)
- (figurative) leech, bloodsucker (person who exploits or lives off others)
- (dialectal) castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
- Synonym: рици́н (ricín)
Declension
References
- “кърлеж”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кърлеж”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кърлеж”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 208