папагал

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Bulgarian

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Вълнисто папагалче (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Червен ара (Ara macao)

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (babḡāʾ)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.

Pronunciation

Noun

папага́л (papagálm (relational adjective папага́лов, diminutive папага́лче)

  1. parrot (tropical bird of family Psittacidae, native to Africa and America)
  2. (figurative) copycat

Declension

See also

  • какаду́ (kakadú, cockatoo) (parrot-like bird native to Australia and Austronesia)

References

  • папагал”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • папагал”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (babḡāʾ)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: па‧па‧гал

Noun

папага́л (papagálm (plural папага́ли, relational adjective папага́лски, diminutive папага́лче)

  1. parrot (tropical bird species of order Psittaciformes, native to Africa and America)
  2. (figurative) blabber, copycat

Declension

References

  • папагал” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu