Definitions
- 1.to babble (of a baby)
- 2.to use baby talk, coo
- 3.to fight
2005, Kulin Ban, Žali, Zare, da žalimo: pa će pređem Vardar vodu, Vardar vodu băš golemu, će se tepam s tija Turci, s tija Turci Arnauti. then I will cross the Vardar water, the Vardar water truly wide, I will fight with those Turks, with those Turk Arnauts.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *teti (“to beat”) (Russian тепти́ (teptí), Czech tepati), Lithuanian tepti. Akin to tȅpsti.