No. 121 in Bulgarian

май

"May" (the month) or "perhaps/maybe."

In a sentence

Май ще вали дъжд.
It seems it will rain.
In this sentence, 'май' is used as a particle to express uncertainty or assumption about the statement.
Това е май на годината.
This is the month of May.
Here, 'май' refers to the name of the month in the calendar.
Тя е нашата май.
She is our mother.
In this context, 'май' is short for 'майка,' which means 'mother' in Bulgarian, used in a familiar or colloquial tone.

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