See also: дојка

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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дой (doj, nourishment, milking) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔjkɐ]
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Noun

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до́йка (dójkaf

  1. wetnurse
    Synonym: кърма́чка (kǎrmáčka)
  2. (by extension) babysitter, caretaker for a baby
    Synonyms: бава́чка (baváčka), гледа́чка (gledáčka)
  3. (dialectal) female breast
    Synonyms: бо́зка (bózka), гърда́ (gǎrdá)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: doică

References

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  • дойка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дойка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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дои́ть (doítʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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до́йка (dójkaf inan (genitive до́йки, nominative plural до́йки, genitive plural до́ек)

  1. milking
  2. (vulgar) milker, breast of a human female

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