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Ukrainian
Etymology
Ultimately from ві́яти impf (víjaty). Possibly a deverbal from пові́яти pf (povíjaty).
Pronunciation
Noun
пові́я • (povíja) f pers (genitive пові́ї, nominative plural пові́ї, genitive plural пові́й)
- prostitute, whore
- Synonyms: проститу́тка f (prostytútka), (vulgar) шлю́ха f (šljúxa), (vulgar) ку́рва f (kúrva)
Declension
Declension of пові́я (pers j-stem fem-form accent-a)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “повія”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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