paċpaċ

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Maltese[edit]

Root
p-ċ-p-ċ
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic بَجْبَجَ (bajbaja), probably influenced by paċoċċ. Compare بَجْباج (bajbāj, talking nonsense, garrulous, stupid).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

paċpaċ (imperfect jpaċpaċ, verbal noun tpaċpiċ)

  1. to talk, chatter, babble
    Synonym: lablab

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of paċpaċ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m paċpaċt paċpaċt paċpaċ paċpaċna paċpaċtu paċpċu
f paċpċet
imperfect m npaċpaċ tpaċpaċ jpaċpaċ npaċpċu tpaċpċu jpaċpċu
f tpaċpaċ
imperative paċpaċ paċpċu