гъдулка

See also: gadulka, and gadułka

Bulgarian

FWOTD – 13 August 2023

гъдулка

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫsti, *gǫdǫ (“make a sound, play an instrument”) +‎ -улка (-ulka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɐˈduɫkɐ]

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• Hyphenation^(key): гъ‧дул‧ка
• Rhymes: -uɫkɐ

Noun

гъду́лка • (gǎdúlka) f (diminutive гъду́лчица)

1. gadulka, a traditional Bulgarian wooden string instrument, widely used in Bulgarian folk music. It typically has 3-4 main strings and is played with a bow.
   • 1931, Angel Karaliychev, Мравешка история, Sofia: Ministry of Education Publishing, page 28:

     Имах една орехова гъдулка. Свирех с нея на хората, веселях им сърцата.

     Imah edna orehova gǎdulka. Svireh s neja na horata, veseljah im sǎrcata.

     I used to have a walnut gadulka. I would play it for people and bring joy to their hearts.

Declension

Declension of гъду́лка

	singular	plural
indefinite	гъду́лка gǎdúlka	гъду́лки gǎdúlki
definite	гъду́лката gǎdúlkata	гъду́лките gǎdúlkite

Derived terms

• гъдула́р (gǎdulár, “gadulka player”)

Related terms

• гъду́вам (gǎdúvam)
• гу́сла (gúsla)
• гудя́ (gudjá)

Descendants

• → English: gadulka
• → Polish: gydułka, gadułka
• → Czech: gadulka
• → Belarusian: гаду́лка (hadúlka), гуду́лка (hudúlka)
• → Russian: гаду́лка (gadúlka), гуду́лка (gudúlka)
• → Ukrainian: гаду́лка (hadúlka), гуду́лка (hudúlka)

References

• “гъдулка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “гъдулка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гъдулка”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 299