камо ли

Bulgarian

Etymology

Composed of ка́мо (kámo) +‎ ли (li).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkamo li]
  • Syllabification(key): ка‧мо ли

Conjunction

ка́мо ли • (kámo li)

  1. let alone
    Ни́е ня́маме ни пу́кната па́ра, а ка́мо ли пък кола́. За къ́ща въобще́ да не ста́ва ду́ма!
    Níe njámame ni púknata pára, a kámo li pǎk kolá. Za kǎ́šta vǎobšté da ne stáva dúma!
    We don't have so much as chump change to our name, let alone a car. And that's to say nothing of a house!

Usage notes

  • Commonly preceded by а (a).

References

  • “камо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
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