zeiken

From Middle Dutch seiken, from Old Dutch *seiken, from Proto-West Germanic *saikijan, from Proto-Germanic *saikijaną. Cognate with archaic German seichen (“to piss”) and regional German sicken (“to piss”), sickig (“annoyed”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛi̯.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zei‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

zeiken

1. (vulgar) to piss

   Hij stond tegen de muur te zeiken. — He was pissing against the wall.

2. (informal) to rain

   Het gaat alweer zeiken. — It's going to rain again.

3. (informal) to whine, to nag, to complain

   Synonyms: dreinen, jengelen, mekkeren, zaniken, zeuren

   Zit niet zo te zeiken! — Stop whining like that, will you!

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