jeer

Etymology 1
From earlier, probably from (related to 🇨🇬); or from , from  (see ) +  (see ). The OED states no verifiable connection to.

Noun

 * 1) A mocking remark or reflection.
 * 2) * 1711, 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,
 * Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears.
 * Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears.

Translations

 * Belarusian: здзек
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: burleria
 * Czech: posměšek
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: დაცინვა, მასხრად აგდება, გამასხარავება
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: τωθασμός
 * Ingrian: pilkka
 * Interlingua: burla, crito de derision
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Ottoman Turkish: لطیفه
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots: afftak
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: burlería
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: atsoy
 * Volapük:
 * Walloon: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
 * 2)  To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.
 * 1)  To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.
 * 1)  To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:mock
 * See Thesaurus:deride
 * See Thesaurus:mock
 * See Thesaurus:deride

Translations

 * Bulgarian: подигравам се, надсмивам се
 * Catalan:, fer befa, riure's (d'algú), fotre's (d'algú),
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: posmívat se
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: moki, ŝerci
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: დაცინვა, გამასხარავება, სასაცილოდ აგდება
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σκώπτω, χλευάζω
 * Interlingua: derider
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Latin: cavillor
 * Latvian:
 * Maori: pepehatū, pehapehatū, whakatea, taunu
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian: ( + instrumental case), ,  ( + instrumental case) , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: mag
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Volapük:

Etymology 2
Compare.

Noun

 * 1)  A gear; a tackle.
 * 2)  An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.

Translations

 * German:
 * Italian:, ,


 * Finnish: taljasto

Etymology
From.

Adverb

 * 1) indeed, verily, truly, actually

Etymology
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 cùːr, 🇨🇬 cer, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to fall

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) hippopotamus