ваять

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ваꙗти (vajati), from Proto-Slavic *vajati, possibly related to Old Church Slavonic вити (viti), Russian вить (vitʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈjætʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

вая́ть • (vajátʹ) impf (perfective извая́ть)

  1. to sculpt
  2. (figurative, humorous) to produce, to make something

Conjugation

Derived terms

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