крякам

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of imitative origin, from the onomatopoeia кря-кря (krja-krja) +‎ -кам (-kam).

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кря́кам (krjákam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective кря́кна)

  1. (intransitive) to cackle, to shriek, to croak (of birds)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to honk, to gabble (to utter inarticulate sounds)
  3. (reflexive with си, figurative) to hem and haw, to mumble nonchalantly (to talk passionately without actually expressing anything sensible)

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References[edit]

  • крякам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • крякам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010