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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-kati.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-кам • (-kam) impf
- Creates onomatopoeic verbs from the corresponding interjections.
- Synonym: -ча (-ča)
- шу-шу (šu-šu) + -кам (-kam) → шушу́кам (šušúkam, “to whisper”)
- мър-мър (mǎr-mǎr) + -кам (-kam) → мъ́ркам (mǎ́rkam, “to purr”)
- ох (oh) + -кам (-kam) → о́хкам (óhkam, “to say 'ouch', to moan”)
- кря-кря (krja-krja) + -кам (-kam) → кря́кам (krjákam, “to croak; to squawk”)
- ква-ква (kva-kva) + -кам (-kam) → ква́кам (kvákam, “to croak”)
- Creates expressive, emotionally colored, or (by extension) diminutive verbs.
- му́ша (múša) + -кам (-kam) → му́шкам (múškam, “to prod, to poke”)
- изтъ́рся (iztǎ́rsja) + -кам (-kam) → изтръ́скам (iztrǎ́skam, “to shake off, to dust off”)
- пла́ча (pláča) + -кам (-kam) → пла́чкам (pláčkam, “to cry”) (of children)
- пре́ча (préča) + -кам (-kam) → пре́чкам се (préčkam se, “to get in the way”)
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