ядка

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja̟tkɐ]

Noun

я́дка • (jádka) f

1. nut, kernel (The inner part of a seed or fruit that is covered with a hard husk or shell)

   орехови я́дки ― orehovi jádki ― walnuts

   бадемова я́дка ― bademova jádka ― almond nut

2. (technical) A solid body within an organic cell.
3. glands in flesh that are granular in shape
4. (figuratively) most importantly, the essence of something

   Това е същината, ядката на пиесата.

   Tova e sǎštinata, jadkata na piesata.

   This is the essence, the core of the play.

5. (archaic) (A small organized group that carries out tasks, usually conspiratorial.)

   бойна я́дка ― bojna jádka ― battle core

Declension

Declension of я́дка

	singular	plural
indefinite	я́дка jádka	я́дки jádki
definite	я́дката jádkata	я́дките jádkite

Synonyms

• зароди́ш (zarodíš), ядро́ (jadró)
• същина (sǎština), средина (sredina), це́нтър (céntǎr), огни́ще (ogníšte)
• съдържание (sǎdǎržanie), храна за мисълта (hrana za misǎlta), повод за размишление (povod za razmišlenie)
• същност (sǎštnost)

References

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