чеша

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *česati.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • че́ша: IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛʃɐ]

Verb[edit]

че́ша (čéša) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective че́свам)

  1. (intransitive) to be scratching
  2. (transitive) to scratch, to hack
  3. (transitive) to comb (wool), to hackle (flax)
  4. (reflexive with се) to scratch (an itch)
    Synonym: дръ́гна се (drǎ́gna se)

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References[edit]

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

Macedonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *késtei.

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Verb[edit]

чеша (češa) third-singular presentimpf (perfective почеша or исчеша, diminutive чешка)

  1. (intransitive) to scratch, itch
  2. (transitive) to scratch

Usage notes[edit]

  • When used transitively, this verb only refers to scratching skin due to an itch. In contexts such as "scratch a surface", the verb "гребе" (also meaning "scrape") is used.

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