пухам

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puxati.

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Verb

пу́хам (púham) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective пу́хна) (obsolescent)

  1. (intransitive) to puff, to wheeze, to blow
  2. (intransitive) to swell, to bloat, to get inflated
Usage notes

Less frequently used than Etymology 2.

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References

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “пухам¹”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 14

Etymology 2

Of expressive origin; possibly from Etymology 1 via semantic shift (prompting a shift in transitivity, too) or from the onomatopoeia пу-у-у (pu-u-u).

Comparable with Bulgarian бу́хам (búham, to batter), пу́кам (púkam, to crack, to burst).

Pronunciation

Verb

пу́хам (púham) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective пу́хна)

  1. (transitive) to smack, to thwack with accompanying dull noise
  2. (transitive) to pat, to dust off (something dusty)
  3. (transitive) to burst, to blow up (something by striking it)
  4. (transitive, figurative) to startle, to stun, to blow away someone's mind
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References

  • пухам”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • пухам”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “пухам²”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 14