клюста

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Per BER, probably from dialectal клюсé (kljusé, clumsy workhorse) +‎ -ста (-sta) (with same ending as Bulgarian кра́ста (krásta, scabby)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈklʲu̟stɐ]
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Noun

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клю́ста (kljústaf (relational adjective клю́став)

  1. (derogatory) crock, jade, nag (old, shabby equine)
    Краста с краста, клюста с клюста. (idiom)
    Krasta s krasta, kljusta s kljusta.
    Everyone should know their place.
    (literally, “A jade [should be] with a jade, a nag [should be] with a nag.”)

Declension

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  • клюп (kljup), клюс (kljus, noose, loop (for impediment of farm animals)) (dialectal)

References

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