бръмча

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from бръм (brǎm, “droning noise”) +‎ -ча (-ča).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brɐmˈt͡ʃa̟]
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Verb

бръмча́ • (brǎmčá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective бръ́мна)

  1. to buzz
    Пчелата бръмчи. ― Pčelata brǎmči. ― The bee is buzzing.
  2. to hum, to drone
    Така бръмчеше двигателя, че дори себе си не чувах. ― Taka brǎmčeše dvigatelja, če dori sebe si ne čuvah. ― The engine droned [so loudly] that I couldn't even hear my own voice.

Conjugation

  • бръ́мкам (brǎ́mkam, “to drone rapidly”)
  • бръ́мбар (brǎ́mbar, “beetle”)

References

  • “бръмча”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “бръмча”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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