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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbúlgaro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbuwɡaɾu
"Ele estuda a língua búlgara na universidade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or its South Slavic language.
"She prepared a traditional Bulgarian dinner featuring banitsa and shopska salad."
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The South Slavic language spoken primarily in Bulgaria.
"He has been studying Bulgarian for two years to prepare for his trip to Sofia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin Bulgarus, tracing back to Old Church Slavonic and ultimately referring to the Bulgars, a Turkic-speaking nomadic tribe who merged with the Slavic population in the Balkans. The term evolved over centuries to denote the language, culture, and people inhabiting Bulgaria.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bulgarian" is said worldwide
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bulgare
Transliteration: bylɡaʁ
"Il apprend à parler le bulgare couramment."
bulgarisch
Transliteration: bʊlˈɡaːʁɪʃ
"Sie liest ein Buch auf Bulgarisch."
bulgaro
Transliteration: ˈbulɡaro
"Il bulgaro è una lingua slava meridionale."
búlgaro
Transliteration: ˈbulɡaro
"La cultura búlgara tiene una historia muy rica."
búlgaro
Transliteration: ˈbuwɡaɾu
"Ele estuda a língua búlgara na universidade."
बुल्गारियाई
Transliteration: bulgāriyāī
"वह बुल्गारियाई भाषा सीख रहा है।"
保加利亚语
Transliteration: bǎojiālìyà yǔ
"他正在学习保加利亚语。"
불가리아어
Transliteration: bulgaria-eo
"그는 불가리아어를 유창하게 구사합니다."
ブルガリア語
Transliteration: Burugaria-go
"彼女はブルガリア語を勉強しています。"
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