ламам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Semantically reanalyzed factitive of ломя́ (lomjá, to break, to rupture) (see Proto-Slavic *lamati). Original meaning “to shatter” is attested in Old Church Slavonic ламати (lamati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫamɐm]
  • Rhymes: -amɐm
  • Syllabification(key): ла‧мам

Verb

ла́мам • (lámam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ла́мна) (colloquial, dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to take up [а piece of food] in one's mouth (without chewing it)
  2. (ambitransitive) to twirl, to roll [food] back-and-forth in one's mouth
    Ако ще ядеш, яж! Стига си ламал храната.
    Ako šte jadeš, jaž! Stiga si lamal hranata.
    If you are going to eat, eat! Stop twirling the food in your mouth [with your tongue].

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • лам (lam, chasm) (possibly)

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ламам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 298

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫaməm]

Noun

ла́мам • (lámamf anim pl or m anim pl

  1. dative plural of ла́ма (láma)