Definition
The act of opening your mouth wide and breathing in deeply, usually when tired or bored.
Etymology
From Old English 'ganian' or 'geonian,' mimicking the sound and action. The word has Germanic roots and originally meant 'to gape' or 'to open the mouth wide,' with the 'y' sound developing from natural speech patterns over centuries.
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Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ሰው ነው
an-d se-w ne-w
ARالعربية
الزقزقة
al-zaq-zaqah
BNবাংলা
খিঁচুনি
khi-chuni
CACatalà
estirament
es-ti-ra-ment
CSČeština
mrkání
mr-ka-ni
ELΕλληνικά
κοιτάζω
koi-ta-zo
ESEspañol
bostezos
bo-steh-zos
FAفارسی
گشادکردن دهان
gheshad-kard-en deh-an
FRFrançais
l'éternuement
le-te-rnu-muh
HEעברית
התרעשות
ha-te-re-sheht
HIहिन्दी
नींद आना
nee-nd aa-na
HUMagyar
nyögögni
nyo-go-gni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengあくび
men-gaku-bi
ITItaliano
sbadiglio
sba-dee-gl-o
MSBahasa Melayu
mengあくび
men-gaku-bi
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည့်ရန်
kya-n-ya-n
NLNederlands
gapen
ga-pen
NONorsk
åpne munnen
oh-pne mun-nen
PLPolski
ziewanie
ziew-a-nie
PTPortuguês
bocejo
bo-seh-zho
SWKiswahili
ku-fura
ku-fu-ra
TEతెలుగు
గంభీరంగా
gam-bhi-ra-nga
TRTürkçe
Kıkırdama
kik-ir-da-ma
UKУкраїнська
позіхати
po-zi-ha-ty
VITiếng Việt
suaminya
su-me-nu-i