лакать

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫɐˈkatʲ]

Verb

лака́ть • (lakátʹ) impf (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
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