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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