брякать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brękati. Cognate with бря́кнуть (brjáknutʹ), бряца́ть (brjacátʹ), бренча́ть (brenčátʹ), Russian Church Slavonic брѧчѫ (bręčǫ), брѧцати (bręcati). Various forms can be reconstructed for Proto-Slavic: *brękati, *bręknǫti, *bręcati, *bręčati. Onomatopoeic in origin. Per Vasmer, cognate with Lithuanian brínkterėti (to crash), brínkt (bang!), Sanskrit भृङ्ग (bhṛ́ṅga-), Sanskrit भृङ्गा (bhṛ́ṅgā, large black bee).

Pronunciation

Verb

бря́кать (brjákatʹimpf (perfective бря́кнуть)

  1. (colloquial) to clatter, to clang, to clank
    бря́кать посу́дойbrjákatʹ posúdojclatter crockery
  2. (colloquial) to bang down, to drop (let fall) with a bang/crash, to drop with a thud, to fling, to hurl
  3. (colloquial) to blab, to blurt out

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