какать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kakati. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kakka-. Compare Serbo-Croatian kakati, kakiti, Italian cacare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkakətʲ]
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Verb

ка́кать • (kákatʹimpf (perfective пока́кать)

  1. (childish) to poop, to crap
    Я ка́каю ка́ждый де́ньJa kákaju káždyj dénʹI poop every day.
    Ива́н ка́кает раз в неде́люIván kákajet raz v nedéljuIvan poops once a week.
    А Ашо́т не ка́кает вообще́A Ašót ne kákajet voobščéAnd Ashot doesn’t poop at all.

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “какать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “какать”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 22