гыркаць

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Belarusian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Possibly onomatopoeic. Cognate to Ukrainian ги́ркати (hýrkaty). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɣɨrkat͡sʲ]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

гы́ркаць (hýrkacʹimpf (perfective гы́ркнуць)

  1. to roar, to growl suddenly and menacingly
    Synonym: ры́каць (rýkacʹ)
  2. (colloquial) to speak or to answer someone rudely and maliciously, to complain

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References[edit]

  • гыркаць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • гыркаць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)