кукер

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Bulgarian

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кукери (kukeri)

Etymology

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Technically reflecting Proto-Slavic *kukyrъ, possibly derived from Proto-Slavic *kukъ, *kuka (feisty spirit) + -ер (-er).

Alternative theories propose borrowed origin from a term, akin to Bulgarian кукла (kukla, toy, puppet) (Greek loanword) or Bulgarian гу́гла (gúgla, hood) (Latin loanword), both ultimately from Latin cucūllus (hood, covering for the read).

Noun

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ку́кер (kúkerm

  1. (dialectal) kuker (person dressed in a carnival costume, who chases evil spirits in specific days of the year)
    Synonyms: бабугер (babuger), станчинар (stančinar)

Declension

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Alternative forms

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References

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  • кукер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кукер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукер¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 89