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ръгам

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin, with no exact matches in other Slavic languages. By surface analysis, resembles Proto-Slavic *rǫgati (to rebuke, to scold) (whence Bulgarian ръга́я (rǎgája)).

Mladenov tentatively links it to Bulgarian рог (rog, horn).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ръ́гам (rǎ́gam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ръ́гна)

  1. (transitive) to prod, to poke, to pierce
    Synonyms: му́ша (múša), пъ́хам (pǎ́ham)

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • ръгам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ръгам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ръгам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 362