чукам

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čukati, at least partially of onomatopoeic origin. Some of the meanings may reflect an e-ablaut of ку́я (kúja, to hew) (dialectal) +‎ -кам (-kam).

Verb[edit]

чу́кам (čúkam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective чу́кна)

  1. (onomatopoeic) to clack, to patter
  2. (intransitive) to knock, to tap, to clap
    чу́кам на врата́та
    čúkam na vratáta
    to knock on the door
  3. (intransitive) to strike, to hew, to smite
    чу́кам с чук
    čúkam s čuk
    to smite with a hammer
  4. (transitive) to hammer, to drive in
    чу́кам гво́здей в дъ́ска
    čúkam gvózdej v dǎ́ska
    to hammer a pin into a plank
  5. (reflexive with се, slang) to have intercourse

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Related terms[edit]

  • чук (čuk, hammer, mallet)

References[edit]

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