Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Formally from an earlier *dьrsta, whence also Romanian dârstă, Albanian dërstil.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdrɤstɐ]
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Noun

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дръ́ста (drǎ́staf

  1. (historical, dialectal) fulling mill
    Synonym: тепа́вица (tepávica)
  2. (figurative) cloging, choking (some hindrance which obstructs the natural flow of things)

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Alternative forms

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References

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