чиркнуть

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from чи́ркать (čírkatʹ) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕirknʊtʲ]

Verb

чи́ркнуть • (čírknutʹpf (imperfective чи́ркать)

  1. (colloquial) to scratch, to strike
    чи́ркнуть спи́чкойčírknutʹ spíčkojto strike a match
  2. (colloquial) to cut, to slash

Conjugation