hojdať

Slovak

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Belarusian гайда́ць (hajdácʹ), dialectal Polish hajdać, and Ukrainian гойда́ти (hojdáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɔjdac]

Verb

hojdať impf

  1. to rock (to move gently back and forth)
  2. (reflexive with sa) to swing

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