покірний

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From поко́ра (pokóra) +‎ -ний (-nyj). Compare Russian поко́рный (pokórnyj), Belarusian пако́рны (pakórny), Polish pokorny, Czech pokorný.

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Adjective

покі́рний (pokírnyj) (adverb покі́рно, abstract noun покі́рність)

  1. submissive, acquiescent, meek, obedient, obeisant, resigned

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