мягкий

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мѧкъкъ (mękŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkakas, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥k-o-kó-s, from *menk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: мя́хкий)
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Adjective

мя́гкий (mjáxkij) (comparative (по)мя́гче, superlative мягча́йший or наимягча́йший, adverb мя́гко, abstract noun мя́гкость, diminutive мя́гонький)

  1. soft
    • 1999, Борис Акунин [Boris Akunin], “Пролог”, in Статский советник, Москва: Захаров; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., The State Counsellor, A Phoenix Paperback, 2008:
      Мину́ту спустя́ чино́вник был допу́щен в ца́рство мя́гких ковро́в, голубо́го све́та и кра́сного де́рева.
      Minútu spustjá činóvnik byl dopúščen v cárstvo mjáxkix kovróv, golubóvo svéta i krásnovo déreva.
      A minute later the State Counsellor was admitted into the kingdom of soft carpets, blue light and mahogany furnishings.
  2. fresh
  3. gentle
  4. mellow
  5. mild
  6. (phonetics, phonology) soft, palatal, palatalized
    Antonym: твёрдый (tvjórdyj)

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