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Etymology

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Perhaps from чи́ркать (čírkatʹ) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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чи́ркнуть (čírknutʹpf (imperfective чи́ркать)

  1. (colloquial) to scratch, to strike
    чи́ркнуть спи́чкойčírknutʹ spíčkojto strike a match
  2. (colloquial) to cut, to slash

Conjugation

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