kråchn

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Bavarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German krachen, from Old High German krahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. Cognates include German krachen, Dutch kraken, English crack.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔχŋ̩/, [-χɴ̣]

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kråchn (past participle kråcht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (intransitive) to crash (collide, fall or come down violently)
  2. (intransitive) to crack, creak
  3. (intransitive) to make a crashing or banging noise
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to have a row; to argue noisily
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) to struggle, to be in trouble (e.g., financially)

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