џив-џив

Macedonian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Bulgarian джив-джив (dživ-dživ). Compare also Proto-Slavic *divъ (“tweet, chirp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiv d͡ʒif]

Interjection

џив-џив • (dživ-dživ)

1. chirp

Derived terms

verbs

• џивка impf (dživka)

 

Further reading

• “џив-џив” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu