мяўкаць

Belarusian

Etymology

From мяў (mjaŭ) +‎ -каць (-kacʹ). Cognate with Czech mňoukat, Polish miauczeć, Slovak mňaukať and Russian мяу́кать (mjaúkatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲau̯kat͡sʲ]
  • Rhymes: -au̯kat͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: мяў‧каць

Verb

мя́ўкаць • (mjáŭkacʹimpf (perfective мя́ўкнуць)

  1. (intransitive) to meow
    Мой кот мяўкае, калі галодны.
    Moj kot mjaŭkaje, kali halódny.
    My cat meows when he is hungry.

Conjugation

References

  • мяўкаць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • мяўкаць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org