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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьniti. By surface analysis, бу́бон (búbon, tambourine) +‎ -і́ти (-íty). Doublet of бубні́ти (bubníty).

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Verb edit

бубоні́ти (bubonítyimpf (perfective побубоні́ти)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to mumble, to mutter
    Synonyms: бубні́ти impf (bubníty), бурмота́ти impf (burmotáty), бурмоті́ти impf (burmotíty), бурча́ти impf (burčáty)
  2. (intransitive) to patter, to thud (chiefly said of precipitation: to make the sound of a dull impact)
    Synonyms: бараба́нити impf (barabányty), тараба́нити impf (tarabányty)
  3. (intransitive) to play a tambourine
    Synonym: бубні́ти impf (bubníty)

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