жалити

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaliti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒâliti/
  • Hyphenation: жа‧ли‧ти

Verb

жа̏лити impf (Latin spelling žȁliti)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to mourn, grieve
  2. (transitive) to pity, feel sorry for
  3. (intransitive) to regret, be sorry
  4. (intransitive) to miss, long for
  5. (reflexive) to complain

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian жалити (žaliti), from Proto-Slavic *žędliti. By surface analysis, жа́ло (žálo) +‎ -ити (-yty).

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Verb

жали́ти or жа́лити (žalýty or žálytyimpf (transitive)

  1. to sting (of plants and animals)
    Synonyms: жига́ти (žyháty), куса́ти (kusáty), шпига́ти (špyháty), гри́зти (hrýzty)
  2. (uncommon) to bite (of snakes)
    Synonym: куса́ти (kusáty)
  3. (figuratively) to sting, to offend, to rebuke, to hurt emotionally
    Synonyms: дошкуля́ти (doškuljáty), шпиня́ти (špynjáty), підко́лювати (pidkóljuvaty), уража́ти (uražáty), підку́шувати (pidkúšuvaty)

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