хълцам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of expressive origin, from the onomatopoeia хлъц (hlǎc, hic). Possibly related to Polish łkać (to sob) (?).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxɤɫt͡səm]

Verb

хъ́лцам (hǎ́lcam) impf (perfective хлъ́цна)

  1. (intransitive) to blubber (to gasp while crying)
  2. (intransitive) to hiccup, to hiccough

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • хлъ́цвам (hlǎ́cvam) (semelfactive)
  • захълцам pf (zahǎlcam), захълцвам impf (zahǎlcvam)
  • изхълцам pf (izhǎlcam), изхълцвам impf (izhǎlcvam)
  • прохълцам pf (prohǎlcam), прохълцвам impf (prohǎlcvam)
  • разхълцам се pf (razhǎlcam se), разхълцвам се impf (razhǎlcvam se)

References

  • хълцам in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • хълцам in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
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