пъпля

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Per BER, an archaic duplicated iterative from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (to flow, to fold, to drive).

Pronunciation

Verb

пъ́пля (pǎ́plja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective пъ́плям)

  1. (intransitive) to creep, to slither, to slug (for arthropod or another small creature)
  2. (figurative, intransitive) to proceed, to propagate, to spread slowly or in small steps
  3. (dialectal, intransitive) to simmer, to burble, to brew on slow fire (for food preparation)
    Synonym: къ́кря (kǎ́krja)

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References

  • пъпля”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • пъпля”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “пъпля”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 65