протыкать

Russian

Etymology 1

про- (pro-) +‎ ты́кать (týkatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prətɨˈkatʲ]

Verb

протыка́ть • (protykátʹimpf (perfective проткну́ть)

  1. to pierce (through), to transfix, to pink, to spit, to skewer
Conjugation

Etymology 2

про- (pro-) +‎ ты́кать (týkatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɐˈtɨkətʲ]

Verb

проты́кать • (protýkatʹpf (imperfective протыка́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to make many (holes) in
  2. (colloquial) to pierce in several places
Conjugation