χαχανίζω

Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from Mediaeval Byzantine Greek χαχανίζω from χάχανον + -ίζω.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaxaˈnizo/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧χα‧νί‧ζω

Verb

χαχανίζω (chachanízo) (simple past χαχάνισα, passive —)

  1. giggle, snigger, laugh loudly without stopping, often without cause

Conjugation

  • χαχανητό n (chachanitó, loud, prolonged laughing)
  • χαχανίζω (chachanízo, laugh loudly, without stopping)
  • χαχάνισμα n (chachánisma, loud, prolonged laughing)
  • χάχανο n (cháchano, loud, prolonged laughing, giggle)
  • χάχας m (cháchas, one who laughs unnecessarily)

References

  1. χαχανίζω in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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