Bulgarian edit

 
Насекомо жужел
Цвърчене на жужели

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒu̟ʒɛɫ]
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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *žužeľь, of onomatopoeic origin. Derived from жу́жа (žúža, to hum) +‎ -ел (-el).

Noun edit

жу́жел (žúželm (diminutive жу́же)

  1. (dialectal) cicada (hemipteran insect of family Cicadoidea, known for their hissing songs during summer)
    Synonyms: цика́да (cikáda), (poetic) жътва́р (žǎtvár)
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Etymology 2 edit

Probably duplicated from dialectal Bulgarian жуй (žuj, vermin).

Noun edit

жу́жел (žúželm

  1. (dialectal) snail
    Synonyms: о́хлюв (óhljuv), (dialectal) бу́хер (búher), (dialectal) пасо́к (pasók), (figurative) ро́жковец (róžkovec)
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  • гу́я (gúja, serpent) (dialectal)
  • жуй (žuj, vermin) (dialectal)

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