paċpaċ

Maltese
Root
p-ċ-p-ċ
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَجْبَجَ‎ (bajbaja), probably influenced by paċoċċ. Compare بَجْباج‎ (bajbāj, “talking nonsense, garrulous, stupid”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpat͡ʃ.pat͡ʃ/

Verb

paċpaċ (imperfect jpaċpaċ, verbal noun tpaċpiċ)

  1. to talk, chatter, babble
    Synonym: lablab

Conjugation
    Conjugation of paċpaċ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m paċpaċt paċpaċt paċpaċ paċpaċna paċpaċtu paċpċu
f paċpċet
imperfect m npaċpaċ tpaċpaċ jpaċpaċ npaċpċu tpaċpċu jpaċpċu
f tpaċpaċ
imperative paċpaċ paċpċu
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