Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tupati.

Verb

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ту́пам (túpam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ту́пна)

  1. (transitive) to batter, to beat, to thrash, to dust
    ту́пам че́рга/одея́ло
    túpam čérga/odejálo
    to dust a rug/blanket
  2. (intransitive) to knock, to thump, to clatter
    ту́пам по стена́та
    túpam po stenáta
    to knock on the wall
  3. (intransitive) to make dull noise upon falling
  4. (intransitive) to beat, to pulsate (of heart, pulse)
    Synonym: туптя́ (tuptjá)
  5. (reflexive with се) to pat oneself
    ту́пам се в гъ́рдите (idiom)túpam se v gǎ́rditeto brag (literally, “to thump one's chest”)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • тъп (tǎp, stupid, dull)

References

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