Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *kǫčiti, *kučiti. Cognate with Polish dokuczyć pf (to tease, to annoy, to trouble) and possibly Russian кучиться (kučitʹsja, to clump, to stack).

Verb

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ку́чя (kúčja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to squeeze, to compress
  2. (transitive, dialectal) to deteriorate, to harm, to inflict damage (in physical or emotional sense)
    Synonyms: влошавам (vlošavam), ранявам (ranjavam)
  3. (reflexive with се) to stagnate, to get stuck (for keys, bolts, moving mechanisms)
    Synonyms: засядам (zasjadam), заяждам (zajaždam)
  4. (reflexive with се, dialectal) to turn into bad (for situation, condition)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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  • кукер (kuker, persecutor of evil spirits) (possibly)

References

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

Etymology 2

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Of Greek origin.

Noun

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кучя́ (kučjáf

  1. Alternative form of куча́ (kučá)
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