Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *tepati, an intensive/iterative variant of Proto-Slavic *tepti.

Verb edit

те́пам (tépam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective те́пвам)

  1. (transitive) to stomp (with foot or with a bat)
  2. (transitive) to beat, to bash, to thrust
  3. (transitive) to tuck, to thicken wool/cotton/flax
    Synonym: плъстя (plǎstja)
  4. (reflexive with се) to be processed, treated (for a material)
    Synonym: обработвам (obrabotvam)

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References edit

  • тепам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “тепам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 947

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