ляво

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲa̟vo]

Etymology 1

A nominalization of ляв (ljav, “left”) +‎ -о (-o).

Noun

ля́во • (ljávo) n

1. left side

   полити́ческо ля́во ― politíčesko ljávo ― political left-wing

Declension

Declension of ля́во

	singular
indefinite	ля́во ljávo
definite	ля́вото ljávoto

Related terms

• леви́ца (levíca, “left hand”)

Etymology 2

From ляв (ljav, “left”) +‎ -о (-o).

Adverb

ля́во • (ljávo) (not comparable)

1. left

   ляво от ― ljavo ot ― left of

Derived terms

• вля́во (vljávo, “at the left”)
• наля́во (naljávo, “to the left”)

References

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