тяжёлый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tęželъ. Related to тя́жкий (tjážkij); see there for more.

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Adjective

тяжёлый (tjažólyj) (comparative (по)тяжеле́е or (по)тяжеле́й, superlative тяжеле́йший, augmentative тяжеле́нный or тяжелю́чий or тяжелю́щий)

  1. heavy
  2. difficult, hard, tough
  3. laborious
  4. serious
  5. severe, grave
  6. grievous, oppressive, painful, sad

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тяжёлый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress