ямурлук

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یاغمورلق (yağmurluk) (whence modern Turkish yağmurluk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jəmurˈɫuk]

Noun

ямурлу́к (jamurlúk) m

  1. (historical) old-style raincoat
    Synonyms: дъждобра́н (dǎždobrán), ро́ба (róba), (dialectal) опанджа́к (opandžák)
    • 1895, Алеко Константинов, Бай Ганьо:
      Помогнаха на бай Ганя да смъкне от плещите си агарянския ямурлук, наметна си той една белгийска мантия…
      Pomognaha na baj Ganja da smǎkne ot pleštite si agarjanskija jamurluk, nametna si toj edna belgijska mantija…
      They helped Bay Ganyo to take his agrarian raincoat off his shoulders, and he threw on a Belgian mantle…

Usage notes

Nowadays, typically worn as a part of folk costumes.

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References

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