бъркам

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɤrkɐm]
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bъrkati (to poke, to stick).

Verb

бъ́ркам • (bǎ́rkam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective бръ́кна or бръ́квам)

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of бъ́рча (bǎ́rča, to poke)
    бъ́ркам му с пръст в око́тоbǎ́rkam mu s prǎst v okótoto poke someone in the eye with a finger
  2. (by extension) to stick, insert one's hand or some tool (in pockets, bag, hole)
  3. (reflexive) (+ си (si)) to look around, to search off one's belongings
    бъ́ркам си в портфе́йлabǎ́rkam si v portféjlato pick up/put hand into one's wallet [to search for money]
  4. (dialectal, figurative) to search up
    Synonym: тъ́рся (tǎ́rsja)
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • бъ́рцам (bǎ́rcam) dialectal
Derived terms
  • вбъ́ркам pf (vbǎ́rkam), вбъ́рквам impf (vbǎ́rkvam, to poke into) (dialectal)
  • пребъ́ркам pf (prebǎ́rkam), пребъ́рквам impf (prebǎ́rkvam, to poke around, to stick over and over again)
  • прибъ́ркам pf (pribǎ́rkam), прибъ́рквам impf (pribǎ́rkvam, to insert into) (dialectal)
  • у́бъркам pf (úbǎrkam), у́бърквам impf (úbǎrkvam, to stick up) (dialectal)

References

  • бъркам¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бъркам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *brъkati (to shove, to thrush).

Verb

бъ́ркам • (bǎ́rkam) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to stir, to mingle, to blend up
    → to whisk a mixture/solution
    → to churn (butter)
    → to muddle (water)
  2. (reflexive) (+ се (se)) to confuse oneself, to blunder, to make a mistake
  3. (reflexive) (+ се (se)) to interfere + в (v)
    Synonyms: ме́ся се (mésja se), наме́свам се (namésvam se)
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • бръ́кам (brǎ́kam) dialectal
Derived terms
  • забъ́ркам pf (zabǎ́rkam), забъ́рквам impf (zabǎ́rkvam, to stir, to blend up)
  • набъ́ркам pf (nabǎ́rkam), набъ́рквам impf (nabǎ́rkvam, to mix somewhat)
  • объ́ркам pf (obǎ́rkam), объ́рквам impf (obǎ́rkvam, to blunder, to make a mistake)
  • побъ́ркам pf (pobǎ́rkam), побъ́рквам impf (pobǎ́rkvam, to make s.o. mad)
  • разбъ́ркам pf (razbǎ́rkam), разбъ́рквам impf (razbǎ́rkvam, to blend well)
  • сбъ́ркам pf (sbǎ́rkam), сбъ́рквам impf (sbǎ́rkvam, to blunder)
  • бърка́ч m (bǎrkáč), бърка́чка f (bǎrkáčka, stirrer (agent))
    • бетонобърка́чка (betonobǎrkáčka, concrete mixer (machine))
  • бърка́ло (bǎrkálo), бърка́лка (bǎrkálka, paddle, whisk, tool for stirring)
  • бъ́ркане (bǎ́rkane), бъ́рканица (bǎ́rkanica, stirring, blending)
  • бърко́ч (bǎrkóč, hotchpotch)
  • бъркоти́я (bǎrkotíja, mess, chaos)
  • бърни́кам (bǎrníkam, to be stirring) (iterative)

References

  • бъркам²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бъркам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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