пикать

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, onomatopoeic; cognate with Polish pikać and Latvian pīka (whiny child; gudgeon (because the fish squeaks)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲikətʲ]
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Verb

пи́кать • (píkatʹ) impf (perfective пи́кнуть)

  1. (colloquial) to peep, to squeak
  2. (colloquial, usually negative) to utter a peep, to cry out, to moan
    Хотя́ ему́ ча́сто быва́ет бо́льно, он никогда́ не пи́кает.
    Xotjá jemú částo byvájet bólʹno, on nikogdá ne píkajet.
    Although often in pain, he never utters a peep.
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) to object, to express one's opinion

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • пи́канье (píkanʹje), пика́ние (pikánije)
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