грухам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gruxati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡruxɐm]
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Verb

гру́хам • (grúham) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective гру́хна) (obsolescent)

  1. (transitive) to thresh, to bash grain (in order to separate the seeds from the husks)
  2. (transitive) to crush, to crumble grain

Usage notes

Originally referred to a manual act of threshing, which nowadays is performed by a machine.

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

  • ве́я (véja, to winnow) (usually performed after грухане)

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