халуга

Bulgarian

Etymology

Standardized form of dialectal а́луга (áluga), а́ла̣га (álạga), from Proto-Slavic *xalǫga (whence Old Church Slavonic халѫга (xalǫga, “hedge”)). Further origin unclear. Perhaps from the root of Bulgarian ха́лост (hálost, “futility”), ха́лтав (háltav, “loose”) + -уга (-uga).

Noun

ха́луга • (háluga) f (dialectal)

1. arid, sandy soil or place

Declension

Declension of ха́луга

	singular	plural
indefinite	ха́луга háluga	ха́луги hálugi
definite	ха́лугата hálugata	ха́лугите hálugite

Alternative forms

• а́луга (áluga), а́лага (álaga) — with elided initial #x-

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “алага, алуга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 8
• “халѫга”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024