Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.[1] Compare Russian скули́ть (skulítʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈskɪɦɫete]
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Verb

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ски́глити (skýhlytyimpf

  1. to whine, to howl (utter a high-pitched cry)
  2. (colloquial) to whine (make a sound resembling a high-pitched cry) (said of a mechanism or machine)
  3. (figurative, colloquial) to whine (complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “скиглити”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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