дык
Belarusian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic тако (tako), такъ (takŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tako (adverb), from Proto-Slavic *takъ (adjective).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɨk]
- Rhymes: -ɨk
Interjection
дык • (dyk)
- well, so, then (used as a generic lead-in or expresses emphasis)
- or what?, right? (asks for affirmation)
References
- “дык” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Eastern Mari
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Russian дык (dyk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dək/
- Rhymes: -ək
- Hyphenation: дык
Conjunction
дык • (dyk)
- synonym of гын (gyn)
- толеш дык, конда
- toĺeš dyk, konda
- if (s)he comes, (s)he will bring it
Particle
дык • (dyk)
- well, so (emphatic particle)
- дык, паленат вет, молан шӱшкылт пуренат?
- dyk, paĺenat vet, molan šüškylt purenat?
- so, you knew about it, why did you meddle?
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “дык”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Russian
Etymology
Dialectal form of так (tak), from Old East Slavic тако (tako), такъ (takŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tako (adverb), from Proto-Slavic *takъ (adjective).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɨk]
- Rhymes: -ɨk
Interjection
дык • (dyk)