μπουμπουνίζω

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Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.buˈni.zo/
  • Hyphenation: μπου‧μπου‧νί‧ζω

Verb

μπουμπουνίζω (boumpounízo) (past μπουμπούνισα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive, sometimes impersonal) to rumble (to make a low, heavy, continuous sound)
    Synonym: βροντάω (vrontáo)
  2. (transitive) to get rumbling (:a fire, by adding more fuel)
  3. (transitive, familiar) to slug, to wallop (to hit very hard; to strike heavily)

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References

  1. ^ μπουμπουνίζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language