"zekzek" meaning in Maltese

See zekzek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡sɛk.t͡sɛk/
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|ar|زَقْزَقَ}} Arabic زَقْزَقَ (zaqzaqa), {{ic|􂀿z􂁀}} [z], {{ic|􂀿t͡s􂁀}} [t͡s] Head templates: {{mt-verb|jzekzek|mzekzek|vn=zekzik}} zekzek (imperfect jzekzek, past participle mzekzek, verbal noun zekzik) Forms: jzekzek [imperfect], mzekzek [participle, past], zekzik [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], zekzikt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], zekzikt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], zekzek [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], zekzikna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], zekziktu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], zekzku [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], zekzikt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], zekzikt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], zekzket [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], zekzikna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], zekziktu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], zekzku [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nzekzek [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], zzekzek [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jzekzek [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nzekzku [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], zzekzku [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jzekzku [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nzekzek [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], zzekzek [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], zzekzek [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nzekzku [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], zzekzku [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jzekzku [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], zekzek [imperative, second-person, singular], zekzku [imperative, plural, second-person], zekziktx [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], zekziktx [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], zekzekx [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], zekzikniex [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], zekziktux [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], zekzkux [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], zekziktx [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], zekziktx [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], zekzkitx [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], zekzikniex [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], zekziktux [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], zekzkux [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nzekzekx [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], zzekzekx [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jzekzekx [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nzekzkux [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], zzekzkux [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jzekzkux [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nzekzekx [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], zzekzekx [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], zzekzekx [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nzekzkux [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], zzekzkux [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jzekzkux [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], zzekzekx [imperative, second-person, singular], zzekzkux [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to gossip
    Sense id: en-zekzek-mt-verb-GLCZYPfB
  2. to hiss
    Sense id: en-zekzek-mt-verb-wg4uJFda
  3. to twitter
    Sense id: en-zekzek-mt-verb-uRxn2SuB Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 13 17 55 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 21 48 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 16 61 12
  4. to utter a number of repeated [t͡s]-sounds to express disapproval
    Sense id: en-zekzek-mt-verb--mPGMCrd

Inflected forms

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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "زَقْزَقَ"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "􂀿z􂁀"
      },
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      "name": "ic"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "􂀿t͡s􂁀"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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    {
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    {
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        "masculine",
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        "plural"
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        "third-person"
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
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        "third-person"
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        "imperfect",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
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      "form": "zekzek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekziktx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "zekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "zekziktx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekziktx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "zekzkitx",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "zekzikniex",
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "perfect",
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        "second-person"
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    },
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzekx",
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "zzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "vn": "zekzik"
      },
      "expansion": "zekzek (imperfect jzekzek, past participle mzekzek, verbal noun zekzik)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "People only gossip about her because they envy her.",
          "text": "In-nies biss izekzku fuqha, għaliex jgħiru għaliha."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to gossip"
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      "links": [
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          "gossip",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      "id": "en-zekzek-mt-verb-wg4uJFda",
      "links": [
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 17 55 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 21 48 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 16 61 12",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to twitter"
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "to utter a number of repeated [t͡s]-sounds to express disapproval"
      ],
      "id": "en-zekzek-mt-verb--mPGMCrd",
      "links": [
        [
          "utter",
          "utter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sɛk.t͡sɛk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zekzek"
}

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    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese form-Iq verbs",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese sound form-Iq verbs",
    "Maltese sound verbs",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "zekzik",
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    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "zekzikt",
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        "perfect",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "zekzket",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jzekzku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jzekzku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekziktx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekziktx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzikniex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekziktux",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekziktx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekziktx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzkitx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzikniex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekziktux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzekx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zzekzkux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jzekzek",
        "2": "mzekzek",
        "vn": "zekzik"
      },
      "expansion": "zekzek (imperfect jzekzek, past participle mzekzek, verbal noun zekzik)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "People only gossip about her because they envy her.",
          "text": "In-nies biss izekzku fuqha, għaliex jgħiru għaliha."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to gossip"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gossip",
          "gossip"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hiss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hiss",
          "hiss"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to twitter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "twitter",
          "twitter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to utter a number of repeated [t͡s]-sounds to express disapproval"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "utter",
          "utter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sɛk.t͡sɛk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zekzek"
}

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