Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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турча́ (turčápl

  1. (derogatory, collective) Turks
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ту́рча (túrča) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective поту́рчвам or поту́рча)

  1. to forcefully convert to Islam (during the Ottoman Turkish occupation)
  2. (reflexive with се, colloquial) to struggle with a job, which takes a lot of time and effort
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References

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