ĉikani

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkani/

Verb

ĉikani (present ĉikanas, past ĉikanis, future ĉikanos, conditional ĉikanus, volitive ĉikanu)

  1. (transitive) to quibble, cavil at
  2. (transitive) to bully
  3. (archaic, intransitive) to gossip

Usage notes

The 1894 Univerala Vortaro defined this root as "gossip", though it means "quibble" in international usage.[1]

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References

  1. Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (1970) Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto (in Esperanto), 3 edition, Paris, published 1987, →ISBN, page 159
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