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Russian
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: од‧на́‧ко
Adverb
одна́ко • (odnáko)
- however, yet, still
Одна́ко он та́кже установи́л значи́тельное число́ слу́чаев избие́ния лиц поли́цией.- Odnáko on tákže ustanovíl značítelʹnoje čisló slúčajev izbijénija lic polícijej.
- He also found, however, a considerable number of cases where persons were subjected to beatings by the police.
- (regional, Siberia) probably
Usage notes
Used in caricature (or racist) jokes with Chukchi people talking Russian, as a stereotype filler word.
Descendants
Interjection
одна́ко • (odnáko)
- you don't say!, no really!