бъркам

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bъrkati (“to poke, to stick”).

Verb

бъ́ркам • (bǎ́rkam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective бръ́кна or бръ́квам)

1. (intransitive) Alternative form of бъ́рча (bǎ́rča, “to poke”)

   бъ́ркам му с пръст в око́то ― bǎ́rkam mu s prǎst v okóto ― to poke someone in the eye with a finger

2. (by extension) to stick, insert one's hand or some tool (in pockets, bag, hole)
3. (reflexive) (+ си (si)) to look around, to search off one's belongings

   бъ́ркам си в портфе́йлa ― bǎ́rkam si v portféjla ― to pick up/put hand into one's wallet

4. (dialectal, figurative) to search up

   Synonym: тъ́рся (tǎ́rsja)

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• бъ́рцам (bǎ́rcam) — dialectal

Derived terms

• вбъ́ркам pf (vbǎ́rkam), вбъ́рквам impf (vbǎ́rkvam, “to poke into”) (dialectal)
• пребъ́ркам pf (prebǎ́rkam), пребъ́рквам impf (prebǎ́rkvam, “to poke around, to stick over and over again”)
• прибъ́ркам pf (pribǎ́rkam), прибъ́рквам impf (pribǎ́rkvam, “to insert into”) (dialectal)
• у́бъркам pf (úbǎrkam), у́бърквам impf (úbǎrkvam, “to stick up”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• бърк (bǎrk, “whisker, barbel”)
• бръ́чка (brǎ́čka, “wrinkle”)

References

• “бъркам¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бъркам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *brъkati (“to shove, to thrush”).

Verb

бъ́ркам • (bǎ́rkam) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to stir, to mingle, to blend up

   → to whisk a mixture/solution

   → to churn (butter)

   → to muddle (water)

2. (reflexive) (+ се (se)) to confuse oneself, to blunder, to make a mistake
3. (reflexive) (+ се (se)) to interfere + в (v)

   Synonyms: ме́ся се (mésja se), наме́свам се (namésvam se)

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• бръ́кам (brǎ́kam) — dialectal

Derived terms

Related terms

• бърни́кам (bǎrníkam, “to be stirring”) (iterative)

References

• “бъркам²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бъркам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010