ръгам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of unclear origin, with no exact matches in other Slavic languages. By surface analysis, resembles Proto-Slavic *rǫgati (to rebuke, to scold) (whence Bulgarian ръга́я (rǎgája)).

Mladenov tentatively links it to Bulgarian рог (rog, horn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɤɡɐm]

Verb

ръ́гам • (rǎ́gam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ръ́гна)

  1. (transitive) to prod, to poke, to pierce
    Synonyms: му́ша (múša), пъ́хам (pǎ́ham)

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • р́гам (ŕgam) dialectal

Derived terms

  • ръ́гвам (rǎ́gvam), ръгну́вам (rǎgnúvam) (semelfactive)
  • заръгам pf (zarǎgam), заръгвам impf (zarǎgvam)
  • изръгам pf (izrǎgam), изръгвам impf (izrǎgvam, to expel) (dialectal)
  • наръгам pf (narǎgam), наръгвам impf (narǎgvam)
  • поръгам pf (porǎgam), поръгвам impf (porǎgvam)
  • сръгам pf (srǎgam), сръгвам impf (srǎgvam)
  • ръга́ч (rǎgáč, poker) (agent noun)
  • ръ́гльо m (rǎ́gljo), ръ́гла f (rǎ́gla) (pejorative agent nouns)
  • ръгли́в (rǎglív, restless, nervous) (colloquial)

References

  • ръгам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ръгам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ръгам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 362
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