Bulgarian
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Etymology
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Of Turkic origin, ultimately imitative from the call га-га (ga-ga, “kak-kak”). Compare Turkish karga (“crow”).
Pronunciation
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га́рга • (gárga) f
- jackdaw (birds of genus Coloeus, particularly Coloeus monedula)
- Synonym: ча́вка (čávka)
Declension
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Related terms
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- га́га (gága, “bird's mouth, beak”) (dialectal)
- га́кам (gákam, “to crow”)
- га́рван (gárvan, “raven”)
References
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- “гарга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гарга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010