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Etymology 1 edit

From си́пя (sípja, to pour) +‎ -ка (-ka) (Proto-Slavic *sypъka).

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си́пка (sípkaf

  1. (dialectal) big rash
  2. (by extension) variola
    Synonyms: си́паница (sípanica), е́дра ша́рка (édra šárka), варио́ла (varióla)
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Etymology 2 edit

From си́пам (sípam, to hiss) +‎ -ка (-ka) (Proto-Slavic *sipъka).

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си́пка (sípkaf

  1. (dialectal) inflammation of the throat that affects the voice
    Synonyms: приси́пване (prisípvane), прегра́хване (pregráhvane)
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  • сипка²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сипка²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 681

Etymology 3 edit

Onomatopoeic from the call сип-сип (sip-sip, hiss-hiss) +‎ -ка (-ka) (Proto-Slavic *sipъka).

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си́пка (sípkaf (masculine си́пак)

  1. (dialectal) female equivalent of си́пак (sípak): type of (small) bird with hissing cry
    chaffinch (Fringilla)
    great tit (Parus major)
    wagtail (Motacilla)
    spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos)
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