Bulgarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish سنبل (sümbül, hyacinth), from Classical Persian سنبل (sunbul).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zʲo̟mˈbʲu̟ɫ]
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Noun

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зюмбю́л (zjumbjúlm

  1. hyacinth (a flower; a plant of the genus Hyacinthus or its flowers)
  2. (dialect, archaic) a bag, especially one made of reeds
    Synonym: (common word) торба́ (torbá)
    Ще ми спусне господ със зюмбюл.
    Šte mi spusne gospod sǎs zjumbjul.
    One must work in order to reap the benefits.
    (literally, “God will drop me it [fortune] in a bag.”)

Declension

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References

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