bellyache

English

Etymology

belly +‎ ache

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlijeɪk/
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Noun

bellyache (plural bellyaches)

Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache.

Synonyms

Translations

pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen

Armenian: փորացավ (hy) (pʿoracʿav)
Bulgarian: колики f pl (kóliki)
Danish: mavepine (da) c
Dutch: buikpijn (nl) m
Esperanto: ventrodoloro
Finnish: vatsakipu (fi), mahakipu
French: mal au ventre m
Galician: dor de barriga f

German: Bauchschmerzen (de) m pl, Bauchweh n
Greek: στομαχόπονος (el) m (stomachóponos), πονόκοιλος (el) m (ponókoilos)
Italian: mal di pancia m
Maori: ngaupuku
Portuguese: dor de barriga f
Russian: боль в животе f (bolʹ v životé), ко́лики (ru) f pl (kóliki)
Spanish: dolor de barriga m
Volapük: bälidadol (vo), stomägadol

Verb

bellyache (third-person singular simple present bellyaches, present participle bellyaching, simple past and past participle bellyached)

To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
Quit bellyaching about the problem and help us fix it.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:complain

Derived terms

bellyacher

Translations

To complain or whine, especially needlessly

Bulgarian: мрънкам (bg) (mrǎnkam), оплаквам се (oplakvam se)
Dutch: zeuren (nl), flauw doen

Maori: komekome
Russian: ныть (ru) (nytʹ), скулить (ru) (skulitʹ)

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