paċpaċ

Maltese

Root
p-ċ-p-ċ
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَجْبَجَ (bajbaja), probably influenced by paċoċċ. Compare بَجْباج (bajbāj, “talking nonsense, garrulous, stupid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat͡ʃ.pat͡ʃ/

Verb

paċpaċ (imperfect jpaċpaċ, verbal noun tpaċpiċ)

1. to talk, chatter, babble

   Synonym: lablab

Conjugation

Conjugation of paċpaċ
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	paċpaċt	paċpaċt	paċpaċ		paċpaċna	paċpaċtu	paċpċu
	f			paċpċet
imperfect	m	npaċpaċ	tpaċpaċ	jpaċpaċ		npaċpċu	tpaċpċu	jpaċpċu
	f			tpaċpaċ
imperative			paċpaċ				paċpċu