Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɤrkɐm]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *bъrkati (to poke, to stick).

Verb edit

бъ́ркам (bǎ́rkam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective бръ́кна or бръ́квам)

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of бъ́рча (bǎ́rča, to poke)
    бъ́ркам му с пръст в око́тоbǎ́rkam mu s prǎst v okótoto poke someone in the eye with a finger
  2. (by extension) to stick, insert one's hand or some tool (in pockets, bag, hole)
  3. (reflexive) (+ си (si)) to look around, to search off one's belongings
    бъ́ркам си в портфе́йлabǎ́rkam si v portféjlato pick up/put hand into one's wallet [to search for money]
  4. (dialectal, figurative) to search up
    Synonym: тъ́рся (tǎ́rsja)
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References edit

  • бъркам¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бъркам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Slavic *brъkati (to shove, to thrush).

Verb edit

бъ́ркам (bǎ́rkam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to stir, to mingle, to blend up
    → to whisk a mixture/solution
    → to churn (butter)
    → to muddle (water)
  2. (reflexive) (+ се (se)) to confuse oneself, to blunder, to make a mistake
  3. (reflexive) (+ се (se)) to interfere + в (v)
    Synonyms: ме́ся се (mésja se), наме́свам се (namésvam se)
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References edit

  • бъркам²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бъркам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010