няўжо

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of ня (nja) +‎ ужо (užó). Compare Russian неуже́ли (neužéli), Ukrainian невже́ (nevžé).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʲau̯ˈʐo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Audio(file)

Particle

няўжо́ • (njaŭžó)

  1. really?, is it possible?, indeed
    Synonym: хіба́ (xibá)
    няўжо́ гэ́та пра́ўда?
    njaŭžó héta práŭda?
    is that really true?

References
  • “няўжо” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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