Bulgarian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Unclear. If native, then probably inherited from Proto-Slavic *ťutati (to keep an eye on).

Alternatively:

Verb edit

кю́там (kjútam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective кю́тна)

  1. (dialectal, intransitive) to be alert, still
  2. (reflexive with си) to keep one's mouth shut, to be quiet
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Etymology 2 edit

Probably expressive from the onomatopoeia кют (kjut, clap, bang) +‎ -ам (-am).

Verb edit

кю́там (kjútam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (dialectal, transitive) to pound, to pummel, to tramp
    Synonyms: у́дрям (údrjam), кату́рвам (katúrvam)
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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кютам²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 256