преперец

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Bulgarian

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Кафяв преперец

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *perperьcь, akin to Proto-Slavic *perti (to beat, to trample) or to Proto-Slavic *pьrati (to propel, to fly).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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пре́перец (préperecm (feminine пре́перица or препери́ца)

  1. (dialectal) small game bird of family Perdicinae (particularly quail, spurfowl, and other related)
    Synonym: (partially) пъдпъдъ́к (pǎdpǎdǎ́k)

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References

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  • преперец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “преперица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 661