Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, a causative-iterative of dialectal бре́вам (brévam, to grunt) +‎ (-ja) in Western dialects. Equivalent to dialectal Macedonian се бруи (se brui).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbrujɐ]
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Verb

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бру́я (brúja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to rumble, to popple
    Synonyms: клоко́ча (klokóča), руча́ (ručá)
  2. (reflexive, usually in 3p.) (+ се (se)) to produce or conduct rumbling noise

Conjugation

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  • брувтя́ (bruvtjá, to rumble, to blast) (dialectal, in Central/Eastern dialects)

References

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  • Mikhail Arnaudov et al. (1963) “Диалектни думи”, in Българско народно творчество (в 12 тома), Български писател