сікти
Pronunciation: [sʲikˈtɪ]
“сікти” is a Ukrainian word. Its 10 meanings in English:
verb
- to slice, to cut up, to chop up, to shred
- to slash, to cut, to lacerate
- to strike (with sharp melee weapons)
- to cut off, to lop off, to chop off
- to damage/eat leaves (of pest insects)
- to whip, to flog, to lash
- to beat down, strike (of precipitation)
- to shoot/fire frantically
- to know what's what, to be very familiar with
- to get it, to catch the drift
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian сѣчи́, сечи́ (sěčí, sečí), from Old East Slavic сѣчи (sěči), from Proto-Slavic *sěťi
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