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Etymology

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Perhaps щёлка (ščólka) +‎ -ать (-atʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɕːɵɫkətʲ]
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Verb

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щёлкать (ščólkatʹimpf (perfective щёлкнуть)

  1. to click (to make a clicking sound)
  2. to crack, to click, to snap, etc. [with instrumental ‘a whip, one's heels, one's fingers, etc.’]
  3. to flick, to fillip (someone)
  4. to crack (nuts)
  5. (imperfective only) to warble (of a bird)

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