муцам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably of expressive/onomatopeoic origin, related to сму́ча (smúča, to suck) (with s-mobile) or dialectal му́ткам (mútkam, to prod, to jab). Georgiev tentatively draws comparison with English smut, German Schmutz (dirt, stain).

Dictionaries make formal distinction between the transitive and intransitive senses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmut͡sɐm]

Verb

му́цам • (múcam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective му́цна) (dialectal)

  1. (transitive)
    1. to suckle, to slurp, to gobble noisily
  2. (intransitive)
    1. to swash, to spatter (to produce noise by hitting/disturbing a fluid)
    2. to stain, to smear

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • му́цвам (múcvam), му́цкам (múckam) (semelfactive)
  • му́цка (múcka, kiss, smack) (colloquial, result noun)

References

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