пумпал

Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpumpɐɫ]

Noun

пу́мпал • (púmpal) m (diminutive пу́мпалче)

1. spinning top (usually as a children's toy)
2. (figurative) a person who doesn't sit still; who is quick to get things done

Declension

Declension of пу́мпал

	singular	plural
indefinite	пу́мпал púmpal	пу́мпали púmpali
definite (subject form)	пу́мпалът púmpalǎt	пу́мпалите púmpalite
definite (object form)	пу́мпала púmpala
count form	—	пу́мпала púmpala

References

• “пумпал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “пумпал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пумпал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 852