ръка

See also: рѣка

Bulgarian

ръка на човек

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rǫka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɐˈka]
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Noun

ръка́ • (rǎká) f (relational adjective ръ́чен, diminutive ръчи́ца or ръчи́чка)

  1. hand
  2. forearm
  3. arm
  4. (in the plural) hands (personal possession, ownership, hence, control, direction, management)
    в ръцете на ― v rǎcete na ― in the hands of, at the mercy of
    вземам се в ръце (idiom) ― vzemam se v rǎce ― to get oneself together (literally, “to take oneself in one's arms”)
  5. (figurative) help, assistance, force
    работна ръка ― rabotna rǎka ― working force
  6. (figurative) footing, status, merit
    втора ръка хора ― vtora rǎka hora ― second rank people

Declension

Alternative forms

  • рука́ (ruká), рака́ (raká), рънка́ (rǎnká) — with dialectal realization of proto-Slavic *-ǫ-

Derived terms

  • ръку́вам се (rǎkúvam se, “to handshake”)
  • ръ́кам (rǎ́kam), ръ́чам (rǎ́čam, “to poke, to elbow, to spur”) (dialectal)
    • ръ́чкам (rǎ́čkam) (standard)
  • ръчи́ще (rǎčíšte) (augmentative)
  • ръ́чка (rǎ́čka, “handle, tiller”)
  • ръка́в (rǎkáv, “sleeve”)
  • ръко́я (rǎkója), ръко́йка (rǎkójka), ръко́вка (rǎkóvka, “wisp, bundle”)
  • ръка́т (rǎkát, adjective)
    • ръка́тка (rǎkátka, “pot, jar with handles”) (dialectal)
  • ръко- (rǎko-)
    • ръкопола́гам impf (rǎkopolágam), ръкополо́жа pf (rǎkopolóža, “to ordain”)
    • ръкопля́скам impf (rǎkopljáskam), ръкопля́сна pf (rǎkopljásna, “to applaud”)
    • ръкобо́л (rǎkoból, “extra wage”) (dialectal)
    • ръкоде́лие (rǎkodélie, “handiwork”)
    • ръкопи́с (rǎkopís), ръкописа́ние (rǎkopisánie, “manuscript”)
    • ръкотво́рен (rǎkotvóren, “manually made”)
    • ръкохва́тка (rǎkohvátka, “handle”)
    • ръкоя́тка (rǎkojátka, “handful, bunch”) (quantity one can grasp by hand)

References

Anagrams

  • акър (akǎr)
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