тиква

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tyky (v-stem).

Pronunciation

Noun

ти́ква (tíkvaf (relational adjective ти́квен, diminutive ти́квичка)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (derogatory) head
  3. (derogatory) idiot, simpleton; stupid person

Declension

References

  • тиква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • тиква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: тик‧ва

Noun

тиква (tikvaf (relational adjective тиквен, diminutive тикве or тиквиче or тиквичка, augmentative тиквиште)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (figurative) head
    Synonyms: глава (glava), (figuratively) црпка (crpka), (figuratively) лејка (lejka)
  3. (figurative, derogatory) simpleton, stupid person
    Synonyms: глупак (glupak), простак (prostak), (figuratively) шутрак (šutrak), (figuratively) шупелка (šupelka)

Declension

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tîkʋa/
  • Hyphenation: тик‧ва

Noun

ти̏ква f (Latin spelling tȉkva)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (card games) bells

Declension

See also

German suits in Serbo-Croatian · њемачке боје, немачке боје, мађарске боје (layout · text)
црвена, срце бундева, тиква зелена, зеље, лист жир

Further reading

Ukrainian

 тиква on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ты́ква (týkva), ти́ква (tíkva), from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ (tyky), from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

Noun

ти́ква (týkvaf inan (genitive ти́кви, nominative plural ти́кви, genitive plural ти́ков, diminutive ти́ковка)

  1. (botany) Lagenaria, calabash, bottle gourd (plant and fruit)
    Synonym: лагена́рія (lahenárija)
  2. (colloquial) gourd, calabash (a vessel made from the mature, dried shell of Lagenaria)
  3. (colloquial) any calabash-shaped vessel
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) head, noggin

Declension

References