мисирка

Macedonian

Etymology

From the Arabic name of Egypt, Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır), Arabic مِصْر (miṣr); following the false belief that turkeys originate from Egypt. Compare English turkey, Portuguese peru, Russian индейка (indejka), Scottish Gaelic eun-Frangach, and Dutch kalkoen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmisirka]

• Audio:

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Noun

мисирка • (misirka) f (plural мисирки, masculine мисир, relational adjective мисиркин, diminutive мисирче)

1. turkey
2. (derogatory) stupid woman

Declension

Declension of мисирка

	singular	plural
indefinite	мисирка	мисирки
definite unspecified	мисирката	мисирките
definite proximal	мисиркава	мисиркиве
definite distal	мисиркана	мисиркине
vocative	мисирке	мисирки

Synonyms

• пујка f (pujka) (dialectal)

See also

• пуј! (puj!)