to sue · to complain · to appeal (to something), to play on
çekim: geçmiş 訴えた
köken: /urutapu/ → /uttafu/ → /uttaheru/ → /uttaeru/ Attested in the historical record since at least the early Heian period. Development Natural progression from Old and Classical Japanese 下(しも)二(に)段(だん)活(かつ)用(よう) (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) verbs ending in -u to modern Japanese 下(しも)一(いち)段(だん)活(かつ)用(よう) (shimo ichidan katsuyō, “lower monograde conjugation”) verbs ending in -eru.…
to moan, groan (make a noise in response to a painful experience) · to complain, grouse, gripe, whine, bemoan, lament [with elative ‘about’] (orally or in writing) · to appeal
çekim: geçmiş valittanut · şimdiki valittaisi · ulaç valittava
köken: Unknown. Possibly from Old Norse vála (whence Icelandic vola), but a long -aa- would be expected; alternatively related to dialectal valo (“pain”) (found in standard language in luuvalo), or simply onomatopoeic. Has the suffix -ttaa but probably not in any causative sense.
to petition: to address a formal petition · to complain: to make a formal complaint, accusation, or expression of grief, dissatisfaction, censure, etc.
köken: ร้อง (rɔ́ɔng, “to cry (out, aloud, etc)”) + เรียน (riian, “to address; to inform; to notify”).