Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žalъkъ, from жал (žal, grief) +‎ -ък (-ǎk).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒa̟ɫɐk]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

жа́лък (žálǎk) (adverb жа́лко)

  1. wretched, miserable, pitiful
  2. contemptible

Declension edit

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References edit

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