пафкам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably from the onomatopoeia паф (paf, poof) +‎ -кам (-kam). Theoretically, may reflect Proto-Slavic *pavъkati. Attested also in Macedonian павка (pavka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpafkɐm]
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  • Rhymes: -afkɐm
  • Syllabification(key): па‧фкам
  • Hyphenation(key): паф‧кам

Verb

па́фкам • (páfkam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to exhale, to gasp, to puff smoke or steam
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to smoke cigarettes (or another smoking product)
    Synonym: пу́ша (púša)

Conjugation

  • пуф-паф (puf-paf, sound of steaming smoke (from steam engine or chimney))

References

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