гавкам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from гав (gav, bark, caw) + -кам (-kam). Compare Proto-Slavic *gavati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡafkɐm]
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Verb

га́вкам • (gávkam) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (intransitive) to bark, to roar, to caw
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to cuss, to swear, to scold

Conjugation

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References

  • гавкам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гавкам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гавкам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 221
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