було

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Bulgarian

невеста забулана с було

Etymology

Uncertain. Related to бу́ла (búla, Turkish woman), so the meaning may have shifted by metonymy to refer to certain types of face veils that Turkish women once wore (e.g. yashmak).

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Noun

бу́ло (búlon

  1. bridal veil (cover concealing the bride's face)
    Synonym: (dialectal) пре́вез (prévez)

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References

  • було”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • було”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “було”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 89

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Verb

було́ (buló)

  1. neuter singular past indicative imperfective of бути (buty)