Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak chvíľa, chvieľa, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. Cognate with Slovak chvíľa (while, moment). Semantically, possibly a semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian време / vreme.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈxviʎa]
  • Rhymes: -iʎa
  • Hyphenation: хви‧ля

Noun

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хвиля (xviljaf (diminutive хвилька)

  1. weather
    красна хвиляkrasna xviljabeautiful weather

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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈxʋɪlʲɐ]
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Etymology 1

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From Polish fala.

Noun

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хви́ля (xvýljaf inan (genitive хви́лі, nominative plural хви́лі, genitive plural хвиль)

  1. wave
  2. wavelength
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Etymology 2

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From Polish chwila.

Noun

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хви́ля (xvýljaf inan (genitive хви́лі, nominative plural хви́лі, genitive plural хвиль)

  1. (obsolete) minute
    Synonym: хвили́на (xvylýna)
  2. (colloquial) moment, instant
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