няўжо

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of ня (nja) +‎ ужо (užó). Cognate with Russian неуже́ли (neužéli) and Ukrainian невже́ (nevžé).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -o
  • Hyphenation: няў‧жо

Particle

няўжо́ (njaŭžó)

  1. is it possible?, really?
    няўжо́ гэ́та пра́ўда?
    njaŭžó héta práŭda?
    is that really true?

References

  • няўжо”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • няўжо” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org