From en.wiktionary.org:
[jéér]
** English
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
From earlier [en], probably from [en] (related to [de]); or from [en], from
[nl] (see [en]) + [nl] (see [en]). The OED states no verifiable connection to
[en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A mocking remark or reflection.
2. * 1711 , 吴语: Jonathan Swift , The Fable of Midas, in _The Works of Jonathan Swift_ , D.D., Vol XII, Sir Walter Scott, ed., Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1824, pages 302-5,
3. *: Midas, exposed to all their JEERS , Had lost his art, and kept his ears.
***** Translations
[mocking remark]
- Belarusian: [be]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Czech: [cs]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de]
- Greek:
- Ingrian: [izh]
- Interlingua: [ia] , [ia]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it] , [it]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Scots: [sco]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
- Tagalog: [tl]
- Volapük: [vo]
- Walloon: [wa] , [wa]
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**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision ; to use taunting language.
2. * [book=II]
3. * [en]
4. [en] To mock ; treat with mockery; to taunt .
5. * {{ RQ:Jonson Staple of News
|passage=And if we cannot JEER them, we JEER ourselves.}}
***** Synonyms
- [to utter sarcastic remarks] [en] , [en]
- [to treat with scoffs] [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en]
- See Thesaurus:mock
- See Thesaurus:deride
***** Derived terms
{{col|en|jeerer|jeerleader|jeery|outjeer |jeeringly}}
***** Translations
[to scoff or mock]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca] , [ca] , [ca] , [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] se
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de]
- Greek:
- Interlingua: [ia]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja] , [ja]
- Latin: [la]
- Latvian: [lv]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] ( [ru] + instrumental case ) [impf] , [pf] , [ru] ( [ru] + instrumental case ) [impf] , [ru] , [ru] [transitive] [impf]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
- Volapük: [vo]
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*** Etymology 2
Compare [en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A gear ; a tackle .
2. [en] An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
3. * [en]
***** Derived terms
- [en]
***** Translations
[gear; tackle]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
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[nautical: assemblage for hoisting yards]
- Finnish: [fi]
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** Manx
*** Etymology
From [gv].
*** Adverb
[gv]
1. indeed , verily , truly , actually
**** Related terms
- [gv]
- [gv]
- [gv]
*** Mutation
[j]
** Semai
*** Alternative forms
- [sea]
*** Etymology
From [sea]. Cognate with [cmo], [kjg] _cùːr_, [pcb] _cer_, [mkh-pal-pro].
*** Verb
[sea][1]
1. to fall
**** Synonyms
- [sea]
- [sea]
**** Derived terms
[sea]
*** References
References:
[1]. [R:Basrim 2008]
[2]. [author=Salim Alio Ibro]
** Somali
*** Etymology
Cognate with [jii].[2]
*** Pronunciation
- [so]
*** Noun
[so]
1. hippopotamus
*** References
References:
[1]. [R:Basrim 2008]
[2]. [author=Salim Alio Ibro]
[so]