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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طولاب (dolap), from Classical Persian دولاب (dōlāp).
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Pronunciation
Noun
дола́п • (doláp) m
- cupboard, cabinet, closet (large wall cupboard with partitions for clothes, blankets, dishes, etc.)
- Synonym: шкаф (škaf)
Отвори дола́па и вземи одеялото.- Otvori dolápa i vzemi odejaloto.
- Open the cupboard and take the blanket.
- (dialectal) water wheel (a garden wheel for drawing water for irrigation, driven by animal power)
- (dialectal) water wheel (wheel of a threshing machine, of a mill.)
- (dialectal) cylindrical sheet pan (for roasting coffee, popcorn, etc.)
- (dialectal) homemade primitive silk spinning wheel.
Declension
References
- “долап”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “долап”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طولاب (Turkish dolap), from Persian دولاب.
Pronunciation
Noun
долап • (dolap) m (plural долапи, diminutive долапче)
- cabinet, cupboard
- scoopwheel
Declension