Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ with suffix +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒɛɫka]
  • Hyphenation: жел‧ка

Noun edit

же́лка (žélkaf (relational adjective же́лкин, diminutive же́лче)

  1. turtle, tortoise
  2. (colloquial) slowpoke

Declension edit

References edit

  • желка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu