Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Diminutive of ду́па (dúpa, gap, indention) (mostly obsolete) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdupkɐ]
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Noun

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ду́пка (dúpkaf (diminutive ду́пчица)

  1. hole, pit
    Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), трап (trap)
  2. gap, skip
    Synonyms: про́пуск (própusk), пролу́к (prolúk)
  3. aperture, port, slot (opening where another element is supposed to fit)
    Synonyms: отво́р (otvór), отвъ́рстие (otvǎ́rstie)
  4. (colloquial) cave, cavity, chasm (usually vertical)
    Synonym: пещера́ (pešterá)
    Те́мната ду́пкаTémnata dúpkaDark Hole (cave in Western Balkan Mountains)
    Ра́йчова ду́пкаRájčova dúpkaRajchov Hole (cave in Central Balkan Mountains)
    Ха́рамийска дупкаHáramijska dupkaHaramija Hole (cave in Western Rhodope Mountains)

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References

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  • дупка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дупка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • дупка in Терминология на карста и спелеологията в България (1976)

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dupa.

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Noun

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дупка (dupkaf (plural дупки, diminutive дупче)

  1. hole, cavity, gap
  2. (slang) a person with no knowledge or skills (in a particular domain)

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