zekzek
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Maltese[edit]
Root |
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z-k-z-k |
1 term |
Etymology[edit]
Probably an alteration of żekżek (“to peep, chirp”), from Arabic زَقْزَقَ (zaqzaqa). The change from [z] to the harsher [t͡s] perhaps onomatopoetic for muffled, aggressive speech.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
zekzek (imperfect jzekzek, past participle mzekzek, verbal noun zekzik)
- to gossip
- In-nies biss izekzku fuqha, għaliex jgħiru għaliha.
- People only gossip about her because they envy her.
- to hiss
- to twitter
- to utter a number of repeated [t͡s]-sounds to express disapproval
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of zekzek | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | zekzikt | zekzikt | zekzek | zekzikna | zekziktu | zekzku | |
f | zekzket | |||||||
imperfect | m | nzekzek | zzekzek | jzekzek | nzekzku | zzekzku | jzekzku | |
f | zzekzek | |||||||
imperative | zekzek | zekzku |