kvetch



kvetch

and quetch (kvɛtʃ and kʍɛtʃ)
1. in. to complain. (From German quetschen, “to squeeze,” via Yiddish.) Quit your kvetching!
2. n. a complainer. What a kvetch you are!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Domitila-Spanish, Portuguese
Violetabyo-LE-tah (Spanish)Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Lithuanian
Keir-Scottish, English (Rare)
&Aelig;Lfstan-Anglo-Saxon
Mokosh-Slavic Mythology
ClaudiaKLAW-dee-ə (English), KLOW-dee-ah (German, Dutch), KLOW-dyah (Italian, Spanish, Romanian)English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman