жыла

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See also: жила

Belarusian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic жила (žila), Proto-Slavic *žila.

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Noun

жы́ла (žýlaf inan (genitive жы́лы, nominative plural жы́лы, genitive plural жыл, diminutive жы́лка)

  1. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  2. (anatomy) vein
    Synonym: ве́на (vjéna)
  3. (geology) vein
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Verb

жыла́ (žylá)

  1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of жыць (žycʹ)

References

  • жыла” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org