пикать

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pikati, ultimately, per Vasmer, onomatopoeic; cognate with Polish pikać and Latvian pīka (whiny child; gudgeon (because the fish squeaks)).

Verb

пи́кать (píkatʹimpf (perfective пи́кнуть) (intransitive)

  1. (colloquial) to peep, to squeak
  2. (colloquial, usually negative) to utter a peep, to cry out, to moan
    Хотя́ ему́ ча́сто быва́ет бо́льно, он никогда́ не пи́кает.
    Xotjá jemú částo byvájet bólʹno, on nikogdá ne píkajet.
    Although often in pain, he never utters a peep.
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) to object, to express one's opinion
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Etymology 2

From English peek +‎ -ать (-atʹ).

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пи́кать (píkatʹimpf (perfective пи́кнуть)

  1. (intransitive, video games) to peek (from behind cover)
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Etymology 3

From English pick +‎ -ать (-atʹ).

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пи́кать (píkatʹimpf (perfective пи́кнуть)

  1. (transitive, Internet slang) to pick
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