бацам

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Expressive variant of less common ба́кам with palatalization of -к-, from Proto-Slavic *bakati. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ба́цити (to cast, to throw), Macedonian бакнува (baknuva, to kiss).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbat͡sɐm]
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Verb[edit]

ба́цам (bácam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ба́цна) (colloquial)

  1. (transitive, obsolete, dialectal) to exert, to toil, to stupefy
  2. (transitive, figurative) to take someone's breath away
    1. → to kiss passionately
      Synonym: целу́вам (celúvam)
    2. → to court, to coquet
      Synonyms: лъстя́ (lǎstjá), уха́жвам (uhážvam)
  3. (reflexive with се, figurative) to fondle, to caress with someone

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In some regions, ба́цам (bácam) could be perceived as vulgar.

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