шикалкавя

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, ши́калка (šíkalka, hard nut) +‎ -авя (-avja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃikɐɫˈkavʲɐ]

Verb

шикалка́вя • (šikalkávja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to avoid answering a question, to fence with, to twist and turn, to beat about the bush

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • зашикалка́вя pf (zašikalkávja), зашикалка́вям impf (zašikalkávjam)
  • пошикалка́вя pf (pošikalkávja), пошикалка́вям impf (pošikalkávjam)

References

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