дрънкам

Bulgarian

Etymology

From the onomatopoeia дрън-дрън (drǎn-drǎn) +‎ -кам (-kam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdrɤŋkɐm]
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Verb

дръ́нкам • (drǎ́nkam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to clack, to ring, to tang
    Synonym: тра́кам (trákam)
  2. (intransitive) to jingle (of metals)
  3. (transitive) to strum, to chink, to thrum (a musical instrument)
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to jabber, to chatter; to gossip
    дрънкам простотииdrǎnkam prostotiito jabber trashtalk

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • дрънка́ло (drǎnkálo, chatterbox)
  • дрънча́ (drǎnčá) (causative-iterative)
  • задръ́нкам pf (zadrǎ́nkam), задръ́нквам impf (zadrǎ́nkvam)
  • издръ́нкам pf (izdrǎ́nkam), издръ́нквам impf (izdrǎ́nkvam)
  • надръ́нкам се pf (nadrǎ́nkam se), надръ́нквам се impf (nadrǎ́nkvam se)
  • подръ́нкам pf (podrǎ́nkam), подръ́нквам impf (podrǎ́nkvam)
  • раздръ́нкам се pf (razdrǎ́nkam se), раздръ́нквам се impf (razdrǎ́nkvam se)

References

  • дрънкам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дрънкам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010