кравай

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korvajь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [krɐˈvaj]

Noun

крава́й • (kraváj) m

1. circle-shaped bread with a hole in the middle, used for rituals and celebrations.

Declension

Declension of крава́й

	singular	plural
indefinite	крава́й kraváj	крава́и kravái
definite (subject form)	крава́ят kravájat	крава́ите kraváite
definite (object form)	крава́я kravája
count form	—	крава́я kravája

Derived terms

• (diminutive) крава́йче (kravájče)
• (idiomatic) на крава́й (na kraváj, “in a circle”)

See also

korovai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “кравай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кравай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кравай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 701