момина сълза
Bulgarian
Etymology
момина (momina, “lass's, young woman's”) + сълза (sǎlza, “tear”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɔminɐ ˈsɤɫzɐ]
Noun
момина сълза́ • (momina sǎlzá) f
- (botany) lily of the valley; specifically Convallaria majalis (may bells, our lady's tears, Mary's tears)
- Synonyms: майска лилия (majska lilija), майче (majče), бисерче (biserče) (other folk names in Bulgarian)
See also
- момкова сълза (momkova sǎlza) (“young man's tear”, Polygonatum odoratum and related Solomon's seals)