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клепам

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈklɛpɐm]
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Etymology 1

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Probably derived from Proto-Slavic *klepati (to clap, to smack) via semantic shift.

Verb

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кле́пам (klépam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective кле́пна) (obsolescent)

  1. (intransitive) to open and close some aperture repeatedly (e.g. of a brass instrument)
  2. (intransitive) to blink, to wink (with eyes)
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References

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “клепам²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 435

Etymology 2

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Via a merger of Proto-Slavic *klepati (to clap) and *klępati (to distort).

Verb

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кле́пам (klépam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective кле́пна) (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to clang, to rap, to chime (to make noise by hitting something)
    Synonyms: хло́пам (hlópam), тра́кам (trákam)
  2. (transitive) to hew, to strike with a tool
    Synonyms: кова́ (ková), чу́кам (čúkam)
    1. (colloquial) to smith, to mold hot iron
    2. (figurative) to toil, to botch up some task
  3. (transitive, figurative) to stain, to spatter
    Synonyms: ца́пам (cápam), ма́цам (mácam)
    1. (colloquial) to scold, to rebuke, to malign
      Synonyms: хо́кам (hókam), ка́рам (káram), ху́ля (húlja), руга́я (rugája), нави́квам (navíkvam)
    2. (colloquial) to tell someone's secrets
      Synonyms: изда́вам (izdávam), по́ртя (pórtja)
    3. (colloquial) to badmouth, to stain one's reputation
      Synonyms: клеве́тя (klevétja), накле́пвам (naklépvam)
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Etymology 3

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Formally from an earlier *klěpati, an elongated grade of Etymology 2.

Verb

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кле́пам (klépam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective кле́пна) (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of кля́пам (kljápam)
    1. to wade, to trample along a coarse terrain
    2. to trudge, to walk slowly, tiredly
      едва́ кле́памedvá klépamto trudge with great effort
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References

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  • клепам²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014