Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gruxati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡruxɐm]
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Verb

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гру́хам (grúham) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective гру́хна) (obsolescent)

  1. (transitive) to thresh, to bash grain (in order to separate the seeds from the husks)
  2. (transitive) to crush, to crumble grain

Usage notes

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Originally referred to a manual act of threshing, which nowadays is performed by a machine.

Conjugation

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