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Belarusian
Etymology
From шчы́ры (ščýry) + -а (-a). Compare Ukrainian щи́ро (ščýro).
Pronunciation
Adverb
шчы́ра • (ščýra)
- frankly, honestly, sincerely
шчыра кажучы- ščyra kažučy
- frankly speaking, frankly, to be frank
шчыра дзякую- ščyra dzjakuju
- sincere thanks, thank you very much.
- (literally, “I sincerely thank”)
1938 , Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 573:— Ну, што-ж, я не магу дакараць вас, місіс Піпчын, — шчыра гаворыць місіс Чык.- — Nu, što-ž, ja nje mahu dakaracʹ vas, misis Pipčyn, — ščyra havórycʹ misis Čyk.
References
- “шчыра”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “шчыра” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- "шчыра" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum