кукумявка

Bulgarian

Домашна кукумявка

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin from the call ку-ку (ku-ku, “choo-choo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kokoˈmʲa̟fkɐ]

Noun

кукумя́вка • (kukumjávka) f

1. little owl (bird of genus Athene), screech owl (bird of genus Megascops)
2. (figurative) squeaky woman (who is prone to complain and to growl)

Declension

Declension of кукумя́вка

	singular	plural
indefinite	кукумя́вка kukumjávka	кукумя́вки kukumjávki
definite	кукумя́вката kukumjávkata	кукумя́вките kukumjávkite
vocative form	кукумя́вко kukumjávko	кукумя́вки kukumjávki

Related terms

• кукуви́ца (kukuvíca, “cuckoo”)
• кукуря́к (kukurják, “hellebore”)
• чучули́га (čučulíga, “lark”)

References

• “кукумявка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кукумявка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010