млака

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *molka, cognate with Serbo-Croatian мла̏ка (“puddle”), Old East Slavic молокита (molokita, “marsh”). Probably further related to Czech mlkvý (“raw”).

According to some scholars, possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *melko (“milk”) (whence native мля́ко (mljáko)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɫɐˈka] (Eastern, Central dialects)
• IPA^(key): [ˈmɫakɐ] (Western dialects)

Noun

мла́ка or млака́ • (mláka or mlaká) f (relational adjective мла́чав) (dialectal)

1. marsh, slough, mire

   Synonyms: мочу́р (močúr), треса́вище (tresávište)

2. backwater, puddle, pool (water that gathers temporarily in lowlands and valleys after heavy rain)

Declension

Declension of мла́ка, млака́

	singular	plural
indefinite	мла́ка, млака́ mláka, mlaká	мла́ки, млаки́ mláki, mlakí
definite	мла́ката, млака́та mlákata, mlakáta	мла́ките, млаки́те mlákite, mlakíte

Derived terms

nouns

• (augmentative) мла́чище (mláčište)
• (augmentative) млаки́ще (mlakíšte)

 

adjectives

• мла́кав (mlákav, “washy, uncooked”)
• мла́клив (mlákliv, “miry, swampy”)

 

See also

• млак (mlak, “lukewarm”) (dialectal, probably unrelated)

References

• “млака”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “млака́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 72
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “млака”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 159

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɫaka]
• Hyphenation: мла‧ка
• Rhymes: -aka

Adjective

млака • (mlaka)

1. indefinite feminine singular of млак (mlak)