bąkać

See also: bakać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫkati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔŋ.kat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔŋkat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: bą‧kać

Verb

bąkać impf (perfective bąknąć)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to mutter (to utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed)
    Synonym: mamrotać
    bąkać przeprosinyto mumble an apology
    bąkać pod nosemto mutter under one's breath
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to hint [+ o (locative) = at something] (to imply without a direct statement)
    Synonyms: napomykać, przebąkiwać
  3. (intransitive, of some birds) to buzz (to sing and sound like an insect)

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
adjective
  • bąkowaty
nouns

Further reading

  • bąkać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bąkać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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