Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. Compare Russian фы́ркать (fýrkatʹ), Ukrainian фи́ркати (fýrkaty).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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фы́ркаць (fýrkacʹimpf (perfective фы́ркнуць)

  1. to snort, to sniff
  2. (usually of mechanical objects) to hiss, to squeal (intermittently, noisily release steam, gas, air)
    Synonym: фырча́ць (fyrčácʹ)
  3. (colloquial, figurative) to get angry, to express dissatisfaction with something

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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