квакам

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkvakɐm]
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  • Hyphenation(key): ква‧кам

Verb

ква́кам • (kvákam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. to croak (the sound made by frogs)
    Жа́бите ква́кат си́лно през нощта́Žábite kvákat sílno prez nošttáThe frogs croak loudly at night
  2. (figurative) to croak (to make a sound similar to a frog croaking)
  3. to quack (the sound made by e.g. ducks or geese)

Conjugation

References

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