кихам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyxati, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkixɐm]
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  • Rhymes: -ixɐm
  • Hyphenation(key): ки‧хам

Verb

ки́хам • (kíham) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ки́хна)

  1. (intransitive) to sneeze

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • закихам се pf (zakiham se), закихвам се impf (zakihvam se)
  • изкихам се pf (izkiham se), изкихвам се impf (izkihvam se)
  • киха́вица (kihávica, loud sneeze)
  • ки́хвам (kíhvam) (semelfactive)
  • киху́кам (kihúkam) (iterative)
  • разкихам се pf (razkiham se), разкихвам се impf (razkihvam se)

References

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