мижурка

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Bulgarian

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Първоопашато мижурче (разред Protura)
Двуопашато мижурче (разред Diplura)

Etymology

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From мижо́ря (mižórja, to look, to watch closely; to flicker (for light)) +‎ -ка (-ka), cognate with Macedonian мижурка (mižurka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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мижу́рка (mižúrkaf (diminutive мижу́рче)

  1. (dialectal) tiny, minuscule creature or detail (that is hard to see) → midge, microbe
  2. (nonstandard) tiny insect or arthropod, particularly Entognatha of orders Protura or Diplura

Declension

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Alternative forms

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References

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мижa”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 784: Произв.: ... мижа́рка, мижу́рка ‘който не се вижда добре’ ...