хилав

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xylavъ. Equivalent to Proto-Slavic *xylati (to sicken) +‎ -ав (-av). Related to Russian хи́лый (xílyj, sickly), Ukrainian хи́лити (xýlyty, to crumble).

Pronunciation

Adjective

хи́лав (hílav) (abstract noun хи́лавост)

  1. puny, feeble, frail

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References

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

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