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гавкам

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, from гав (gav, bark, caw) +‎ -кам (-kam). Compare Proto-Slavic *gavati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡafkɐm]
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Verb

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га́вкам (gávkam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to bark, to roar, to caw
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to cuss, to swear, to scold

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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References

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  • гавкам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гавкам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гавкам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 221