Dictionary of words used in the villages of Strandzha, related to the traditional houses and their building. Documented on site.
Word: |
Meaning: |
| Stromi | beams of the beamwork |
| Derek | encircling beam |
| Zadnitsa | Storage for wheat, corn, etc. in the rear part of the house |
| Sofra | Low round table |
| Kozinar | Something weaved from goat’s hair |
| Elatnik | Wash basin made of hollow trunk |
| Shumarnik | Outdoor toilet |
| Limar | Bag full of grain for sowing |
| Stobur | toilet |
| Matchol | Hammer up to 5kg s |
| Diulger | a masonry-craftsman |
| Temel | Foundation of a house |
| Pokrov | Blanket |
| Odaya | Room |
| Bustale, bustali | Special slippers for work of a masonry-craftsman |
| Zimbil | Bag of flax or bulrush containing the masonry-craftsman’s tools |
| Panistro | Hand plane for straightening of planks and cutting at a right angle |
| Irinde | Small hand plane for planks |
| Giunoso | Small hand plane with 3 blades usually used for window and door decorations |
| Siurme | Groove hand plane for fitting of doors and windows |
| Pisalka | Steel cutter for carving |
| Zemalna | 1-storey house |
| Bashlak | Thick beam at the longitudinal side of the house |
| Stroma | Thick beam at the transverse side of the house |
| Pelikari (pl.) | Vertically positioned beams which lay out the exterior walls on the second storey |
| Pop (popnik) | Vertical beam in the roof construction |
| Slyame | Thick beam between two “pop” beams |
| Skelemidi (pl.) | Thin laths used as an underlay for Turkish roof tiles |
| Zemalni houses | Strandzha’s oldest traditional houses |
| Elovitsa | Soft mud for used as a kind of putty and/or plaster |
| Dam | First storey |
| Shavula | Plumb-line |
| Chitur | Ceramic pot for transportation of water |
| Kupanya | Wooden bowl mostly with a rainbow like shaped handle |
| Natur, naturnik | household, luggage/belongings |
| Prestrilo | Curtain made of rug |
| Sasak | Storage |
| Santrach | Horizontal wooden thin beam within a stone masonry |
| Sosiek | Chest for food storage, |
| Peshtur | Fireplace with furnace |