брехам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from Proto-Slavic *brexati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɛxɐm]
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Verb

бре́хам • (bréham) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective бре́хна) (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to grunt, to wheeze (to puff heavily)
    Synonyms: сумтя́ (sumtjá), пуфтя́ (puftjá), пъ́шкам (pǎ́škam)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to sneeze or sigh loudly
    Брехам като бивол на угорнина. (idiom)Breham kato bivol na ugornina.[I] sigh like a bull on a hill.

Conjugation

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • бре́хвам (bréhvam) (semelfactive)
  • бре́ха ми (bréha mi, (of idea) to come to mind, to pop up) (phraseologism)
  • бру́я (brúja, to rumble) (dialectal)
  • брувтя́ (bruvtjá, to blast, to rumble (for wind)) (dialectal)
  • бри́хам (bríham), бру́хам (brúham, to growl, to cough heavily) (dialectal)

References

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