виря

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *viriti, combining:

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvirʲɐ]
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Verb

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ви́ря (vírja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ви́рна)

  1. (transitive) to protrude, to erect, to prick
    виря глава/нос (idiom)virja glava/nosto swagger (literally, “to prick one's head/nose”)
    виря опашка (idiom)virja opaškato swing one's hips, to flirt (literally, “to protrude one's tail”)
  2. (intransitive, dialectal) to spring, to gush out (of stream, current)
  3. (reflexive with се, figurative) to swag, to booster

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References

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  • виря”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • виря”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “виря, вирвам, вирна, виркам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 151