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Russian
Etymology
Back-formation from низя́ (nizjá) (childish form of нельзя́ (nelʹzjá, “one cannot, it is prohibited to”)) rebracketed as ни- (ni-) + *зя (*zja).
Pronunciation
Predicative
зя • (zja)
- (childish or humorous) one can, one may, one is allowed to
- Synonym: мо́жно (móžno)
- Antonym: нельзя́ (nelʹzjá)
2004, Владимир Молчанов, Консуэло Сегура, И дольше века…:Ребёнку говоря́т: «Э́то нельзя́, то нельзя́». Э́то норма́льно. Но ребёнок вдруг говори́т: «Зя»!- Rebjónku govorját: «Éto nelʹzjá, to nelʹzjá». Éto normálʹno. No rebjónok vdrug govorít: «Zja»!
- The child is told: “No, you cannot do this; no, you cannot do that”. That's normal. But the child suddenly says: “Yes, I can-yes do that”!