млака

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *molka. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian мла̏ка (“puddle”) and akin to Old East Slavic молокита (molokita, “marsh”).

According to some scholars, from the same root as Proto-Slavic *melko (“milk”) whence Bulgarian мля́ко (mljáko).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɫɐˈka] (Eastern, Central dialects)
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɫakə] (Western dialects)

Noun

мла́ка or млака́ • (mláka or mlaká) f

  1. (dialectal) marsh, pond
    Synonyms: мочу́р (močúr), треса́вище (tresávište)
  2. (dialectal) backwater, puddle
    Synonyms: ло́ква (lókva), гьо́л (gjól)
  3. (by extension) slough, mire
    Synonyms: глиб (glib) (dialectal), калю́га (kaljúga) (dialectal)

Declension
Declension of мла́ка, млака́
singular plural
indefinite мла́ка, млака́
mláka, mlaká		 мла́ки, млаки́
mláki, mlakí
definite мла́ката, млака́та
mlákata, mlakáta		 мла́ките, млаки́те
mlákite, mlakíte

Derived terms
  • млаки́ще (mlakíšte) (augmentative)
  • млак (mlak, “lukewarm”) (dialectal)

References
  • млака in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • Gerov, Najden (1895) , “млака́”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 72
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