помалкивать

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Russian

Etymology

Probably from по- (po-) +‎ молк- (molk-) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ), based on the stem молк- (molk-) that underlies молча́ть (molčátʹ).

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Verb

пома́лкивать (pomálkivatʹimpf

  1. (colloquial) to hold one's tongue, to keep mum

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