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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tyky (v-stem).
Pronunciation
Noun
ти́ква • (tíkva) f (relational adjective ти́квен, diminutive ти́квичка)
- pumpkin
- (derogatory) head
- (derogatory) idiot, simpleton; stupid person
Declension
References
- “тиква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “тиква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.
Pronunciation
Noun
тиква • (tikva) f (relational adjective тиквен, diminutive тикве or тиквиче or тиквичка, augmentative тиквиште)
- pumpkin
- (figurative) head
- Synonyms: глава (glava), (figuratively) црпка (crpka), (figuratively) лејка (lejka)
- (figurative, derogatory) simpleton, stupid person
- Synonyms: глупак (glupak), простак (prostak), (figuratively) шутрак (šutrak), (figuratively) шупелка (šupelka)
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tîkʋa/
- Hyphenation: тик‧ва
Noun
ти̏ква f (Latin spelling tȉkva)
- pumpkin
- (card games) bells
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “тиква”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
тиква on Ukrainian Wikipedia
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ты́ква (týkva), ти́ква (tíkva), from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ (tyky), from Proto-Slavic *tyky.
Pronunciation
Noun
ти́ква • (týkva) f inan (genitive ти́кви, nominative plural ти́кви, genitive plural ти́ков, diminutive ти́ковка)
- (botany) Lagenaria, calabash, bottle gourd (plant and fruit)
- Synonym: лагена́рія (lahenárija)
- (colloquial) gourd, calabash (a vessel made from the mature, dried shell of Lagenaria)
- (colloquial) any calabash-shaped vessel
- (colloquial, derogatory) head, noggin
Declension
Declension of ти́ква (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
References