екать

Verb

 * 1)  to pronounce unstressed e as such rather than as i (as characteristic of some Central and Northern Russian dialects)

Usage notes

 * An example of this is pronouncing as, instead of the Standard Russian pronunciation , which could be respelled as.
 * The opposing tendencies are known as (pronouncing unstressed e as i, as characteristic of standard Russian) and  (pronouncing unstressed e as ja, as characteristic of some Southern Russian dialects and of standard Belarusian).