bâlbâi

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoetic, or from a derivative of Latin balbus, balbūtīre. Compare Italian balbettare, Spanish balbucir, Albanian belbëzoj; cf. also belbët. Possibly ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root balb-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a bâlbâi (third-person singular present bâlbâie, past participle bâlbâit) 4th conjugation

  1. (reflexive) to stutter, stammer
    Synonyms: gângăi, bolborosi

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