Russian

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Etymology

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каню́к (kanjúk, buzzard) +‎ -ить (-itʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐˈnʲʉt͡ɕɪtʲ]

Verb

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каню́чить (kanjúčitʹimpf

  1. to pester with requests, to moan, to grumble

Conjugation

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “канючить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress