мушика

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, му́ша (múša, “to poke, to jab”) +‎ -ика (-ika).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈʃikɐ]

Noun

муши́ка • (mušíka) f

1. (dialectal) woodworm (larvae of various species of insects which feed on wood)

   Synonym: дървесен червей (dǎrvesen červej)

Declension

Declension of муши́ка

	singular	plural
indefinite	муши́ка mušíka	муши́ки mušíki
definite	муши́ката mušíkata	муши́ките mušíkite

Related terms

• муха́ (muhá, “fly”)

References

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