човка

Bulgarian

Човка на врабче

Човка на чайка

Etymology

Levelled from an earlier чо́фка (čófka), a colloquial variant of Proto-Slavic *čepъka (whence now dialectal Bulgarian чо́пка (čópka)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔfkɐ]

Noun

чо́вка • (čóvka) f

1. small bill, neb, beak

   Synonym: (dialectal) клъ́вка (klǎ́vka)

2. (colloquial, figuratively) hooter (a large nose)

Declension

Declension of чо́вка

	singular	plural
indefinite	чо́вка čóvka	чо́вки čóvki
definite	чо́вката čóvkata	чо́вките čóvkite

Alternative forms

• чо́пка (čópka), чо́нка (čónka)

Related terms

• че́пка (čépka, “cap”)
  • че́пкам (čépkam, “to pick, to rankle”)
• чо́пля (čóplja, “to chew seed”)

References

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

Anagrams

• ковач (kovač)

Chechen

Noun

човка • (čovka) (plural чоекарчий)

1. jackdaw