Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sykati, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

си́кам (síkam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective си́кна) (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to hiss
  2. (transitive) to instigate, to set a dog to attack
    Synonym: насъ́сквам (nasǎ́skvam)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сикам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 641