Mǎrmorec (m)
(with) definite article: Mǎrmorecǎtoriginal: мърморец(ът)
hole for the index finger of the upper hand
"flea-hole" for the upper index finger, used for producing semitones and ornamentation; Misinterpreted by Prašanov as the name for the narrow tube (➺ Zivane) inserted;
NB: ➺ Mrmorec (Macedonia and Greece), Mramorka (Serbia).
Inserted is a narrow cylindrical tube (Ø ca. 1-2 mm, length: 5-10 mm), traditionally made of cane (nowadays [i.e. late 20th century; ws] often of metal or plastic).
Djavolska dupka, Glasniče, Glašniče, Glašnik, Maramurec [?], Marmarec, Marmorka, Marmurec, Marmurka, Mramorec
Прашанов, Тодор [Prašanov, Todor]: Начална школа за гайда [Elementary tutor for bagpipe]. [1964: Ръководство за свирене на гайда [Manual for bagpipe playing]]. София [Sofija], 1974 [2], p.7.
Тодоров, Манол [Todorov, Manol]: Български народни музикални инструменти: органография (Bulgarian folk instruments [organography]). София [Sofija], 1973, p.81.