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Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tъkъmo. Cognate with Bulgarian тъкмо (tʺkmo, “just, exactly”), Macedonian токму (tokmu, “just, exactly”) and Serbo-Croatian такмен, takmen (“equal”). Related to точка (točka).
Pronunciation
Adverb
то́кмо • (tókmo)
- (archaic) only
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:токмо.
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “токмо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian то́кмо (tókmo), from Old East Slavic токъмо, тъкъмо, тъкма (tokŭmo, tŭkŭmo, tŭkma), from Proto-Slavic *tъkъmo. Doublet of то́кма (tókma).
Pronunciation
Adverb
то́кмо • (tókmo)
- (archaic) only, just
- Synonyms: ті́льки (tílʹky), лише́ (lyšé), лиш (lyš)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “токмо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “токмо”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “токмо”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “токмо”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)