макам

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *makati.

Verb

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ма́кам (mákam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ма́кна) (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to dip, to soak, to souse
  2. (in culinary) to season, to marinate (bread or meat) in salt, pepper, brine, or another seasoning
    Не учи старец как да мака яйца. (idiom)
    Ne uči starec kak da maka jajca.
    You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
    (literally, “Don't teach an old man how to season [scrambled] eggs.”)
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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic, equivalent to ма-а-а (ma-a-a) +‎ -кам (-kam)

Verb

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ма́кам (mákam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to shout, to bellow mah!
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References

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  • макам¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “макам²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 619

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Noun

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ма́кам (mákamm inan pl

  1. dative plural of мак (mak)