алка
See also: -аљка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Old Norse alka (“seabird with dark plumage”), back-formed from the scientific name Alcae (“auks”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
а́лка • (álka) f
- auklet (seabird of genus Aethia)
- Synonym: (standard term) коню́га (konjúga)
- more generally any alcid (seabird of family Alcidae)
- Synonym: гага́рка (gagárka)
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Dolgan edit
Noun edit
алка • (alka)
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
алка • (alka) f (diminutive алкичка)
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish حلقه (halka), from Arabic حَلْقَة (ḥalqa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
а̑лка f (Latin spelling ȃlka)