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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pavolka, *pavolga. Morphologically formed as па- (pa-) + Proto-Slavic *volka (“sludge, condensate, condense vapor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
па́влака • (pávlaka) f (relational adjective па́влачен)
- (dialectal, archaic) sour cream
- Synonym: каймак (kajmak)
- (by extension) staphyloma (eye disease)
Declension
See also
References
- “павлака”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “павлака”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “павлака”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 997
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
павлака • (pavlaka) f
- sour cream
Declension