чегъртам

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃɛˈɡɤrtɐm]

“чегъртам” is a Bulgarian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

to prod, to jab (with a tool)
to scrape, to scuff

Etymology

Probably from че- (če-) + гъ́ртам (gắrtam, “to turn, to tug”) (obsolete). Related to Serbo-Croatian гр́тати (“to bring together”). Compare also Turkish loanword чaкъртя (čakărtja, “to vex, to bug”) (dialectal) < Ottoman Turkish چكركه (“grasshopper”), from چاغرمق (“to sing, to summon”) (?).

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