бича

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbit͡ʃə]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic, from Proto-Slavic *byčiti, *byčati.

Verb

би́ча • (bíča) impf (perfective би́чна) (colloquial)

  1. (transitive) to jostle, to push
    Synonyms: блъ́скам (blǎ́skam), ти́кам (tíkam)
  2. (figurative, by extension) to pile, to shove over
    би́ча дъ́рве на кла́да ― bíča dǎ́rve na kláda ― to pile over wood for а pyre
  3. (reflexive with се) to trip, to tumble, to fall over
    Synonyms: преби́вам се (prebívam se), кату́рям се (katúrjam se)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • би́чкам (bíčkam) (diminutive)
  • наби́ча pf (nabíča), наби́чвам impf (nabíčvam)
  • бик (bik, “bull”)
  • би́кам (bíkam), би́квам (bíkvam, “to ram, to knock over”) (dialectal)

References

Etymology 2

Either related to Etymology 1 or denominal from бич (bič, “whip, lash”) +‎ -я (-ja) (Proto-Slavic *bičati).

Verb

би́ча • (bíča) impf (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to jab, to prod
  2. (by extension) to skewer
    Synonyms: поби́вам (pobívam), забу́чвам (zabúčvam), забо́ждам (zabóždam)
    би́ча на кол ― bíča na kol ― to skewer on a stake
Conjugation
  • би́цам (bícam, “to poke, to press”)
  • бичу́вам (bičúvam, “to whip, to scourge”)

References

Etymology 3

Бичене с бичкия

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بچمك‎ (“to cut”) (modern Turkish biçmek). Borrowed also in Macedonian бичи (biči, “to saw”).

Verb

би́ча • (bíča) impf

  1. (dialectal, transitive) to saw (particularly: to cut with бички́я)
Conjugation
  • бички́я (bičkíja, “bow saw, frame saw”)
  • бича́к (bičák, “pocket knife”) (dialectal, outdated)

References

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈt͡ɕa]

Noun

бича́ • (bičá) m inan or m anim

  1. inflection of бич (bič):
    1. genitive singular
    2. animate accusative singular
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