Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *barati (to seek, to examine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbarɐm]
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Verb

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ба́рам (báram) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ба́рна)

  1. (transitive) to touch, to grope
  2. (transitive, figurative) to handle (work, instrument)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to tinker, to meddle, to pry
  4. (transitive, dialectal) to seek via touch, to grope after
  5. (reflexive with се) to paw, to feel up oneself via touch
    барам се по главата
    baram se po glavata
    to pat one's head (in order to feel it)

Conjugation

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References

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  • барам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • барам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “барам, барвам, барна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 33

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbaɾam]
  • Hyphenation: ба‧рам

Verb

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барам (baram)

  1. first-person singular present of бара (bara)

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ба́рам (báramm inan pl

  1. dative plural of бар (bar)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ба́рам (báramm anim pl

  1. dative plural of ба́рин (bárin)