бухалка

Bulgarian

Etymology

бу́хам (búham, “to bang”) +‎ -алка (-alka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [boˈxaɫkɐ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):(file)

Noun

буха́лка • (buhálka) f

  1. bat, paddle (tool for hitting)
  2. (figurative) instrument of oppression
    Властта използва правораздавателните органи като бухалка.
    Vlastta izpolzva pravorazdavatelnite organi kato buhalka.
    The government uses the law-enforcement organs as an instrument of oppression.

Declension

Declension of буха́лка
singular plural
indefinite буха́лка
buhálka 		буха́лка
buhálka
definite буха́лка
buhálka 		буха́лка
buhálka

References

  • “бухалка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “бухалка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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