кукам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the call ку-ку (ku-ku) +‎ -ам (-am).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkukɐm]

Verb

ку́кам • (kúkam) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (intransitive) to cuckoo

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • гу́кам (gúkam), гугу́кам (gugúkam, “to coo”)
  • чу́кам (čúkam, “to knock, to hammer”)

References

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