ковырять

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Russian

Etymology

Native prefix derivative (compare кове́ркать (kovérkatʹ)) from виря́ть (virjátʹ, to make holes, to make shoes), with a change from и to ы as in ковыля́ть (kovyljátʹ).

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Verb

ковыря́ть (kovyrjátʹimpf

  1. (colloquial) to peck (at), to pick (at)
    ковыря́ть в носу (зуба́х; уша́х)kovyrjátʹ v nosu (zubáx; ušáx)to pick one's nose (teeth; ears)
  2. (colloquial) to tinker
  3. to dig

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