пищя

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *piščati, of onomatopoeic origin. By surface analysis, пи́сък (písǎk, “scream, shriek”) +‎ -я (-ja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [piʃˈtʲɤ̟]

Verb

пищя́ • (pištjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (intransitive) to yelp, to scream
    → (in exaggerated context) to rumble, to clamour
  2. (of bird) to shrill, to shriek, to squeal (to make sharp vibrant call)
  3. (figurative) to whistle, to whoosh
    вя́търът пищи́ ― vjátǎrǎt piští ― the wind swooshes
  4. (by extension) to ring, to resonate
    ня́кому у́шите пищя́т (used to describe tinnitus) ― njákomu úšite pištját ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literally, “one's ears resonate”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • изпищя́ pf (izpištjá), изпищя́вам impf (izpištjávam)
  • запищя́ pf (zapištjá), запищя́вам impf (zapištjávam)
  • напищя́ се pf (napištjá se), напищя́вам се impf (napištjávam se)
  • опищя́ pf (opištjá), опищя́вам impf (opištjávam)
  • пропищя́ pf (propištjá), пропищя́вам impf (propištjávam)
  • припищя́ pf (pripištjá), припищя́вам impf (pripištjávam)
  • разпищя́ се pf (razpištjá se), разпищя́вам се impf (razpištjávam se)
  • пищи́сам (pištísam, “to astound”) (expressive)
  • пища́ч (pištáč) (agent noun)
  • пище́ (pišté, “sparrow”) (dialectal)
  • пища́ва (pištáva, “shrill, scream”) (dialectal)
  • пи́щов (píštov, “pistol”) (morphologically)
  • пищя́л (pištjál, “shinbone”)
  • пи́скам impf (pískam), писвам impf (pisvam), писна pf (pisna, “to screech, yelp”)
  • пиу́кам (piúkam, “to chirp, to peep (of young bird)”), пису́кам (pisúkam, “to shrill (of animal)”)

References

Anagrams

  • щипя (štipja)
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