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Вълнисто папагалче (Melopsittacus undulatus)
 
Червен ара (Ara macao)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (babḡāʾ)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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папага́л (papagálm (relational adjective папага́лов, diminutive папага́лче)

  1. parrot (tropical bird of family Psittacidae, native to Africa and America)
  2. (figurative) copycat

Declension

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See also

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  • какаду́ (kakadú, cockatoo) (parrot-like bird native to Australia and Austronesia)

References

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

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (babḡāʾ)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [papaˈɡaɫ]
  • Hyphenation: па‧па‧гал

Noun

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папага́л (papagálm (plural папага́ли, relational adjective папага́лски, diminutive папага́лче)

  1. parrot (tropical bird species of order Psittaciformes, native to Africa and America)
  2. (figurative) blabber, copycat

Declension

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References

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  • папагал” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu