гъдувам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formed as гъдя (gǎdja) +‎ -вам (-vam), from Proto-Slavic *gǫsti.

Verb

гъду́вам • (gǎdúvam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective гъдя)

1. (intransitive, dialectal) to play music (usually on gadulka)

Related terms

• гусла (gusla, “type of harp”)
• гъдулка (gǎdulka, “type of fiddle”)
• гудя (gudja, “to play on gusla”)

References

• “гъдувам”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гъдувам”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 293