тлака

Bulgarian

Etymology

Archaic word for voluntary work, from Proto-Slavic *tolka. Cognate with Lithuanian talkà (“unpaid work”), Latvian tàlka (“party of workers”).

Noun

тлака̀ • (tlakà) f

  1. (dated) voluntary work, assistance (for friends, relatives)
  2. (dated) working brigade assisting in the harvest (in pre-Industrial times)

Inflection
Inflection of тлака
singular plural
indefinite тлака тлаки
definite тлаката тлаките
vocative form тлако тлаки

References
  • тлака in Речник на българския език
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