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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *toliko.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- (colloquial, casual) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: то́ка)
- (colloquial, casual) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: ток)
Adverb
то́лько • (tólʹko)
- only, but
- как то́лько ― kak tólʹko ― as soon as
- лишь то́лько ― lišʹ tólʹko ― no sooner ... than
- едва́ то́лько ― jedvá tólʹko ― no sooner ... than
- не то́лько ― ne tólʹko ― not only; more
- не то́лько лишь все ― ne tólʹko lišʹ vse ― not just anyone
- не то́лько..., но и... ― ne tólʹko..., no i... ― not only..., but...
- не то́лько что ― ne tólʹko što ― not only
- то́лько бы ― tólʹko by ― if only
- то́лько что ― tólʹko što ― just; just now