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Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xyba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɜ.ba/
- Rhymes: -ɜba
- Syllabification: chë‧ba
Particle
chëba
- expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “xéba”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 53
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chyba”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “chëba”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022