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Ukrainian
Etymology
Cognate with Russian потихо́ньку (potixónʹku). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Adverb
потихе́ньку • (potyxénʹku)
- quietly
- Synonyms: мо́вчки (móvčky), ти́хо (týxo)
- on the sly
- slowly
- Synonym: пово́лі (povóli)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “потихеньку”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “потихеньку”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “потихеньку”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “потихеньку”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “потихеньку”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “потихеньку”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)