Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *tyky (v-stem).

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ти́ква (tíkvaf (relational adjective ти́квен, diminutive ти́квичка)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (derogatory) head
  3. (derogatory) idiot, simpleton; stupid person

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

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtikva]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: тик‧ва

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тиква (tikvaf (relational adjective тиквен, diminutive тикве or тиквиче or тиквичка, augmentative тиквиште)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (figurative) head
    Synonyms: глава (glava), (figuratively) црпка (crpka), (figuratively) лејка (lejka)
  3. (figurative, derogatory) simpleton, stupid person
    Synonyms: глупак (glupak), простак (prostak), (figuratively) шутрак (šutrak), (figuratively) шупелка (šupelka)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

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  • IPA(key): /tîkʋa/
  • Hyphenation: тик‧ва

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ти̏ква f (Latin spelling tȉkva)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (card games) bells

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See also

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German suits in Serbo-Croatian · њемачке боје, немачке боје, мађарске боје (layout · text)
       
црвена, срце бундева, тиква зелена, зеље, лист жир

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Ukrainian

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 тиква on Ukrainian Wikipedia

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian ты́ква (týkva), ти́ква (tíkva), from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ (tyky), from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

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ти́ква (týkvaf inan (genitive ти́кви, nominative plural ти́кви, genitive plural ти́ков, diminutive ти́ковка)

  1. (botany) Lagenaria, calabash, bottle gourd (plant and fruit)
    Synonym: лагена́рія (lahenárija)
  2. (colloquial) gourd, calabash (a vessel made from the mature, dried shell of Lagenaria)
  3. (colloquial) any calabash-shaped vessel
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) head, noggin

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