напра

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, на- (na-) +‎ пра (pra). Diachronically, from Proto-Slavic *naperti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈprɤ]
    • Rhymes: -rɤ
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): [ˈnaprɐ]
    • Rhymes: -aprɐ
  • Syllabification(key): на‧пра
  • Hyphenation(key): нап‧ра

Verb

напра́ or на́пра • (naprá or nápra) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective напи́рам)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) to press, to thrust, to propel
  2. (intransitive) to persist, to push for, to work towards (goals, desires, ambitions)
  3. (reflexive with се, dialectal) to lean against, to repose
    да се напра о стенатаda se napra o stenatato lean against the wall

Conjugation

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Anagrams

  • парна (parna), прана (prana), рапан (rapan)