giechelen

Meaning

to giggle

Concepts

giggle

laugh

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snigger

titter

Synonyms

lachen

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Translations

kichern

ridacchiare

ricaner

glousser

rire

😆

pouffer de rire

rire bêtement

rire nerveusement

avoir un petit rire étouffé

dar risadinhas

reír

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risita

gülmek

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɣi.xə.lə(n)/

Etymology

Cognate with German: giggln

Cognate with Middle High German: gickelen

Cognate with Old High German: kichezzen

Cognate with German: gicksen

In summary

Origin obscure. Likely from Middle Dutch gijgen (“to pant, wheeze, giggle”) + -elen. Compare German Low German giechelen (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), Middle High German gickelen (“to ridicule, mock”), Old High German kichezzen (“to laugh”), German gicksen (“to shriek, shrill”). All of these words are likely ultimate of imitative origin.