челяк

Bulgarian

Etymology

From the first element of чел-о-век (čel-o-vek, “human”) +‎ -як (-jak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛˈlʲa̟k]

Noun

челя́к • (čelják) m

1. ordinary person, simpleton

Declension

Declension of челя́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	челя́к čelják	челя́ци čeljáci
definite (subject form)	челя́кът čeljákǎt	челя́ците čeljácite
definite (object form)	челя́ка čeljáka
vocative form	челя́че, челя́ко čeljáče, čeljáko	челя́ци čeljáci

Related terms

• члове́к (človék), чове́к (čovék, “human being”)
• челя́д (čeljád, “offsprings”)

References

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