чегъртам

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from че- (če-) +‎ гъ́ртам (gǎ́rtam, to turn, to tug) (obsolete). Related to Serbo-Croatian гр́тати (to bring together).

Compare also Turkish loanword чaкъртя (čakǎrtja, to vex, to bug) (dialectal) < Ottoman Turkish چكركه (grasshopper), from چاغرمق (to sing, to summon) (?).

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛˈɡɤrtɐm]

Verb[edit]

чегъ́ртам (čegǎ́rtam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective чегъ́рна)

  1. (transitive) to prod, to jab (with a tool)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to scrape, to scuff
    Synonyms: стъ́ржа (stǎ́rža), чо́пля (čóplja)

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