buças

buças

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian bučati (“to make a loud noise, roar”), ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *bučati (“to roar, thud”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈt͡ʃas/

Verb

buças m (indefinite plural buçita, definite singular buçitur)

1. I let out a loud noise, thud, roar
2. (third person only) he/she/it echoes
3. (third person only) he/she/it is heard
4. (third person only) he/she/it breaks out, climaxes
5. (third person only) he/she/it floods

Synonyms

• kumboj, ushtoj, pëlcas, vërshoj, gjëmoj

References

1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “buças”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 260
2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “buças”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 39
3. Omari, Anila (2012), “buças”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 112