џив-џив

Macedonian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Bulgarian джив-джив (dživ-dživ). Compare also Proto-Slavic *divъ (“tweet, chirp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒiv d͡ʒif]

Interjection

џив-џив • (dživ-dživ)

  1. chirp

Derived terms
verbs
  • џивка impf (dživka)

Further reading
  • “џив-џив” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
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