Meaning of -кам | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Creates onomatopoeic verbs from the corresponding interjections.
   imperfective, morpheme
2. Creates expressive, emotionally colored, or (by extension) diminutive verbs.
   imperfective, morpheme

Examples

“шу-шу (šu-šu) + -кам (-kam) → шушу́кам (šušúkam, “to whisper”)”

“мър-мър (mǎr-mǎr) + -кам (-kam) → мъ́ркам (mǎ́rkam, “to purr”)”

“ох (oh) + -кам (-kam) → о́хкам (óhkam, “to say 'ouch', to moan”)”

“кря-кря (krja-krja) + -кам (-kam) → кря́кам (krjákam, “to croak; to squawk”)”

“ква-ква (kva-kva) + -кам (-kam) → ква́кам (kvákam, “to croak”)”

“я (ja) + -кам (-kam) → я́кам (jákam, “to pronounce as 'ya'”)”

“му́ша (múša) + -кам (-kam) → му́шкам (múškam, “to prod, to poke”)”

“изтъ́рся (iztǎ́rsja) + -кам (-kam) → изтръ́скам (iztrǎ́skam, “to shake off, to dust off”)”

“пла́ча (pláča) + -кам (-kam) → пла́чкам (pláčkam, “to cry”) (of children)”

“пре́ча (préča) + -кам (-kam) → пре́чкам се (préčkam se, “to get in the way”)”

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