хапя

See also: хапа

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xopiti. Akin to Russian хапать (xapatʹ) and Slovak chápať (to fathom, comprehend). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (take, seize, grasp, grab). Non-Slavic cognates include German happig (pricey), Latin capiō, Old Armenian խափանեմ (xapʿanem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxapʲə/

Verb

хапя (hápja) impf

  1. (transitive) to wound by clamping the teeth, to bite
  2. (transitive, of an insect) to wound or pierce with a proboscis, to sting
  3. (transitive, figuratively, of cold weather) to cause irritation or smarting
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to cause emotional pain to (someone), to hurt, to quip, to offend, to sting

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (wound by clamping the teeth): ухапвам (uhapvam)
  • (pierce with a proboscis): жиля (žilja), ужилвам (užilvam), ухапвам (uhapvam)
  • (cause emotional pain): обиждам (obiždam), засягам (zasjagam), жегвам (žegvam), уязвявам (ujazvjavam), огорчавам (ogorčavam)
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