квакам

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkvakɐm]
  • Hyphenation(key): ква‧кам

Verb

ква́кам • (kvákam) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. to croak (the sound made by frogs)
    Жа́бите ква́кат си́лно през нощта́ ― Žábite kvákat sílno prez nošttá ― The frogs croak loudly at night
  2. (figurative) to croak (to make a sound similar to a frog croaking)
  3. to quack (the sound made by e.g. ducks or geese)

Conjugation

References

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