аукать

Russian

Etymology

ау́ (aú, “halloo, call for help”) +‎ -кать (-katʹ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɐˈukətʲ]
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Verb

ау́кать • (aúkatʹ) impf (perfective ау́кнуть)

to yell/shout out (for help) by shouting "ау" (halloo!)
Мы заблуди́лись в лесу́ и мы ау́кали.
My zabludílisʹ v lesú i my aúkali.
We got lost in the woods and we cried for help.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

как ау́кнется, так и откли́кнется (kak aúknetsja, tak i otklíknetsja, “as you shout, so shall you hear”)

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