шикалкавя

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, ши́калка (šíkalka, hard nut) +‎ -авя (-avja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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шикалка́вя (šikalkávja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to avoid answering a question, to fence with, to twist and turn, to beat about the bush

Conjugation

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References

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  • шикалкавя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • шикалкавя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010