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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyvati.
Pronunciation
Verb
kývat impf
- to swing (legs etc)
- to nod (head)
- (reflexive with se) to oscillate (pendulum)
- (reflexive with se) to wobble (chair etc)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kývati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kývati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kývat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)