# кукла
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkukɫɐ]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cucūlla. Doublet of гу́гла (gúgla, “hood”) and куку́л (kukúl, “pointed hat”) - direct borrowings from Latin.

#### Noun

ку́кла • (kúkla) f
* doll, puppet
* (figurative) manipulated person
    кукла на конциkukla na koncione who is led by someone else(literally, “puppet on strings”)
* (colloquial, figurative) cute girl, lolita
* (dialectal, figurative) yarn woven into 5 strands, which together look like a human figure

##### Derived terms

* ку́кличка (kúklička) (diminutive)
* куклово́д (kuklovód, “puppeteer”)
* ку́клен (kúklen, “puppetry”)

#### References

* “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА¹, КУ̀КЛА²
* “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 90
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 91

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kukъla, from the root of Russian ку́ча (kúča, “heap”) + -ла (-la).

#### Noun

ку́кла • (kúkla) f
* (dialectal) hillock, cusp, rocky mound
    Synonyms: хълм (hǎlm), моги́ла (mogíla)

##### Related terms

* чу́ка (čúka, “rocky summit”)

#### References

* “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА³
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁵”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 92
* Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kukъla”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 94

### Etymology 3

Possibly а feminine form of *kukъlь (“loop”), cognate with Lithuanian kukulỹs (“dumpling”). Related to Etymology 2.

#### Noun

ку́кла • (kúkla) f
* (dialectal) snare, loop
    Synonym: бри́мка (brímka)
* (dialectal) type of ceremonial braided bread served on Easter day (specifically Вели́кденска ку́кла (Velíkdenska kúkla))
    Synonym: козуна́к (kozunák)

##### Further reading

* Великеднски обредни хлябове in Portal "Фолклор" at BNR.bg (website of the Bulgarian National Radio)

#### References

* “кукла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under КУ̀КЛА⁴
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁴”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 91
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукла⁷”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 92

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cuculla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkukɫa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

кукла • (kukla) f (relational adjective куклен, diminutive кукличка or кукличе or кукле)
* doll, puppet
* (colloquial) pretty girl

#### Declension
## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кукла (kukla), from Byzantine Greek κούκλα (koúkla), from Latin cuculla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkukɫə]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ку́кла • (kúkla) f anim or f inan (genitive ку́клы, nominative plural ку́клы, genitive plural ку́кол, relational adjective ку́кольный, diminutive ку́колка)
* doll
** 1849, Фёдор Достоевский [Fyodor Dostoevsky], Маленький герой; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., A Little Hero, 1918:На глаза́ всех э́тих прекра́сных дам, я всё ещё́ был то же ма́ленькое, неопределё́нное существо́, кото́рое они́ подча́с люби́ли ласка́ть и с кото́рым им мо́жно бы́ло игра́ть как с ма́ленькой ку́клой.Na glazá vsex étix prekrásnyx dam, ja vsjo ješčó byl to že málenʹkoje, neopredeljónnoje suščestvó, kotóroje oní podčás ljubíli laskátʹ i s kotórym im móžno býlo igrátʹ kak s málenʹkoj kúkloj.In the eyes of those charming ladies I was still the little unformed creature whom they at once liked to pet, and with ​whom they could play as though he were a little doll.
* puppet
* (criminal slang) fake money

#### Related terms

* куклово́д m (kuklovód)
* ку́кольник m (kúkolʹnik)

#### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: kukla
* → Czech: kukla
* → Polish: kukła