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Bulgarian
Etymology
Formally from an earlier *xlǫbokъ, of uncertain origin. Root structure resembles Lithuanian sklem̃bti (“to delve, to dig”), sklambýti (“to chop”).
Pronunciation
Noun
хъ́лбок • (hǎ́lbok) m
- flank (place between the ribs and the hips)
- с ръце на хълбоците ― s rǎce na hǎlbocite ― with hands on the hips
Declension
See also
References
- “хълбок”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “хълбок”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “хлъ́боци”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 500