джив-джив

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Macedonian џив-џив (dživ-dživ), probably related to Turkish civciv.

Compare similar Proto-Slavic *divъ (tweet, chirp).

Pronunciation

Interjection

джив-джив (dživ-dživ)

  1. tweet, chirp (sound of a sparrow)

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • джив-джив”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 124