пикнуть

Russian

Etymology

пи́кать (píkatʹ) + -нуть (-nutʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲiknʊtʲ]

Verb

пи́кнуть • (píknutʹ) pf (imperfective пи́кать)

  1. (colloquial) to peep, to squeak
  2. (colloquial, usually negative) to utter a peep, to cry out, to moan
    Хотя́ ему́ бы́ло о́чень бо́льно, он и не пи́кнул.
    Xotjá jemú býlo óčenʹ bólʹno, on i ne píknul.
    Although it hurt a lot, he didn't utter a peep.
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) to object, to express one's opinion

Conjugation

  • пи́канье (píkanʹje), пика́ние (pikánije)
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