hrknout

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Czech

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Verb

hrknout pf (imperfective hrkat)

  1. to rattle, make a short rattling sound
    • 2014, Jaroslav Hašek, “Týden v tichém domě”, in Povídky, Praha: Fragment, page 113:
      V hodinách hrklo to znovu []
      It rattled inside the clock again

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Further reading

  • hrknouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • hrknouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989