жупя

Bulgarian

Etymology

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According to Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary, possibly an amalgamation of жу́ля (žúlja, to scour) and лу́пя (lúpja, to fray).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒu̟pʲɐ]
  • (file)

Verb

жу́пя • (žúpja) impf (perfective жу́лна) (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to peel the skin/bark/shell of a plant
    жупя царевицаžupja carevicato peel [the shell of] а maize

Conjugation

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