гъдулка

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See also: gadulka, and gadułka

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гъдулка

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫsti, *gǫdǫ (“make a sound, play an instrument”) +‎ -улка (-ulka).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation(key): гъ‧дул‧ка
  • Rhymes: -uɫkɐ

Noun

гъду́лка • (gǎdúlka) f (diminutive гъду́лчица)

  1. gadulka, a traditional Bulgarian wooden string instrument, widely used in Bulgarian folk music. It typically has 3-4 main strings and is played with a bow.
    • 1931, Angel Karaliychev, Мравешка история, Sofia: Ministry of Education Publishing, page 28:
      Имах една орехова гъдулка. Свирех с нея на хората, веселях им сърцата.
      Imah edna orehova gǎdulka. Svireh s neja na horata, veseljah im sǎrcata.
      I used to have a walnut gadulka. I would play it for people and bring joy to their hearts.

Declension

Declension of гъду́лка
singular plural
indefinite гъду́лка
gǎdúlka 		гъду́лки
gǎdúlki
definite гъду́лката
gǎdúlkata 		гъду́лките
gǎdúlkite

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Descendants

References

  • “гъдулка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “гъдулка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гъдулка”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 299
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