преживям

Bulgarian

Etymology

Intensive of an earlier пре- (pre-, to chew) + жва (žva), from Proto-Slavic *žuti.

Verb

прежѝвям (prežìvjam) pf

  1. (intransitive) to chew, to munch over and over again
  2. (transitive, technical) to regurgitate (returning of food from the stomach, called cud, for additional chewing)
    кравата преживя тревата няколко пътиkravata preživja trevata njakolko pǎtithe cow regurgitates the grass several times

Conjugation

  • гъвча (gǎvča), дъвча (dǎvča, to chew)
  • жука (žuka, buccal cavity)
  • жуборя (žuborja, to gargle)

References

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