prostu

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian про́сто (prósto).

Adverb

prostu (North Azerbaijani, colloquial, proscribed)

  1. just
    Synonyms: sadəcə olaraq, intəhası
    • 1996-1998, Müzahim İsmayılzadə, Yol‎; republished as "Əsərləri. VI Cilddə. II cild.", 2016, page 156:
      Prostu deyirəm.
      I'm just saying
    • 2019 April 30, Müzahim İsmayılzadə, “Özgə qapısı”, in Ədalət‎, page 7:
      – Narahat olmuruq, – Əmənulla sözə başladı, – ʼprostu kiʼ, raz belə məsələ var, niyə gizli-gizli iş görürsünüz? Bəyəm biz istəmirik? Niyə bizə informasiya başqa yerdən, yad adamdan gəlməlidi?
      "We are not upset," Emmanulla began, "it's just that when there is such an issue, why do you conduct things in secrecy? Do you think we don't want it? Why should the information come to us from elsewhere, from a stranger?"

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔs.tu/
  • Rhymes: -ɔstu
  • Syllabification: pros‧tu

Noun

prostu

  1. old dative of prosty

See also

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