meckern

Meaning

  1. (weak) to bleat (sound of a goat)
  2. (weak) to moan, grouse, grump, bitch, beef, gripe

Frequency

C2
Etymology

In summary

Iterative of mecken, of imitative origin; compare Latin micciō (“I bleat”), Sanskrit मेक (meka, “goat”), Ancient Greek μηκάς (mēkás, “goat”).

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