лакать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лакати (lakati), from Proto-Slavic *lokati. Cognate with Lithuanian làkti (to lap), Sanskrit लाकयति (lākayati).

Pronunciation

Verb

лака́ть (lakátʹimpf (perfective вы́лакать)

  1. to lap (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
  2. (colloquial) to drink greedily or in large amounts (usually alcohol)

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “локать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress