мотая

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motati.

Pronunciation

Verb

мота́я (motája) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective мо́тна)

  1. (transitive) to turn/move back and fore
    Synonyms: та́кам (tákam), въ́ртя (vǎ́rtja)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to reel, to spool, to wind, to coil
    мо́тая пре́жда (transitive)mótaja préždato spool а yarn
    мо́тая на кълбо́ (intransitive)mótaja na kǎlbóto coil into а clew
  3. (transitive, figurative) to fool, to dupe, to swindle
  4. (reflexive with се) = мота́я се (motája se, to dally, to loiter)

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References

  • мотая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мотая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мотая, мотам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 257

Russian

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Participle

мота́я (motája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of мота́ть (motátʹ)