щъркел

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See also: штркел

Bulgarian

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Бял щъркел
Жълтоклюн щъркел

Etymology

щърк (štǎrk, stork) (colloquial) +‎ -ел (-el), extended from Proto-Slavic *stьrkъ.

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  • Hyphenation(key): щър‧кел

Noun

щъ́ркел (štǎ́rkelm (feminine щъ́ркелица, relational adjective щъ́ркелов, diminutive щъ́ркелче)

  1. stork (wading bird of family Ciconiidae)
    Synonym: (dialectal) ле́лек (lélek)

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References

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