дръглаш

Bulgarian

Etymology

дръгло́ (drǎgló, “paddle”) (dialectal), дръ́гльо (drǎ́gljo, “slenderman”) +‎ -аш (-aš)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [drəˈɡɫaʃ]

Noun

дръгла́ш • (drǎgláš) m (diminutive дръ́гльо)

  1. (colloquial) slender, slim, gaunt creature (usually due to sickness or malnourishment)
  2. (by specialization) gaunt flesh
    Synonym: мъ́рша (mǎ́rša)

Usage notes

Typically refers to animals (usually livestock), but figuratively could be applied to a person, too.

Declension
Declension of дръгла́ш
singular plural
indefinite дръгла́ш
drǎgláš		 дръгла́ши
drǎgláši
definite
(subject form)		 дръгла́шът
drǎglášǎt		 дръгла́шите
drǎglášite
definite
(object form)		 дръгла́ша
drǎgláša
count form — дръгла́ша
drǎgláša
  • дръгле́ц (drǎgléc, “tool for shacking off seed”) (dialectal)
  • дръгли́в (drǎglív, “slim, slender (for animal)”)

References
  • дръглаш in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “дръглаш”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 434
  • Gerov, Najden (1895), “дрьгла́шь”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 371
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