перде

Bulgarian

перде

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پرده (perde) (whence Turkish perde), of Persian origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛrˈdɛ]

Noun

перде́ (perdé) n

  1. drapery, light curtain
  2. (colloquial) cataract
    Synonym: (standard term) катарáкт (katarákt)
    перде́ на око́тоperdé na okótoeye's cataract
  3. (figurative) nonchalant, unconcerned, insouciant (one who does not get affected by surrounding events)

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • заве́са (zavésa, curtain) (generic term)
  • закрива́ло (zakriválo, screen)
  • бу́ло (búlo), воа́л (voál, veil)

References

  • перде in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • перде in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Kazakh

Cyrillic перде (perde)
Arabic پەردە
Latin

Etymology

From Persian پرده (parde).

Noun

перде (perde)

  1. curtain
  2. (drama) act

Declension

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛrdɛ]

Noun

перде (perde) n

  1. curtain (usually a small one)
  2. cataract (of an eye)

Declension

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