чукам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čukati, at least partially of onomatopoeic origin. Some of the meanings may reflect an e-ablaut of ку́я (kúja, to hew) (dialectal) + -кам (-kam).

Verb

чу́кам (čúkam) impf (perfective чу́кна)

  1. (onomatopoeic) to clack, to patter
  2. (intransitive) to strike, to hew, to smite
    чу́кам с чук
    čúkam s čuk
    to smite with a hammer
  3. (intransitive) to knock, to bang, to pat
    чу́кам на врата́та
    čúkam na vratáta
    to knock on the door
  4. (transitive) to hammer, to drive in
    чу́кам гво́здей в дъска́та
    čúkam gvózdej v dǎskáta
    to hammer a pin into the plank
  5. (reflexive with се, slang) to have intercourse

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • чу́квам (čúkvam) (semelfactive)
  • вчу́кам pf (včúkam), вчу́квам impf (včúkvam)
  • дочу́кам pf (dočúkam), дочу́квам impf (dočúkvam)
  • зачу́кам pf (začúkam), зачу́квам impf (začúkvam)
  • изчу́кам pf (izčúkam), изчу́квам impf (izčúkvam)
  • начу́кам pf (načúkam), начу́квам impf (načúkvam)
  • очу́кам pf (očúkam), очу́квам impf (očúkvam)
  • почу́кам pf (počúkam), почу́квам impf (počúkvam)
  • пречу́кам pf (prečúkam), пречу́квам impf (prečúkvam)
  • разчу́кам се pf (razčúkam se), разчу́квам се impf (razčúkvam se)
  • счу́кам pf (sčúkam), счу́квам impf (sčúkvam, to crush)
  • чу́кан (čúkan), чука́ло (čukálo) (instrumental nouns)
  • чук (čuk, hammer, mallet)

References

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