ковылять

Russian

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps a Finnic borrowing, compare Finnish kävellä (to walk), or a slangy term from Northwest Semitic related to Classical Syriac ܟܒܠܐ (kaḇlā, keḇlā, clog, fetter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəvɨˈlʲætʲ]

Verb

ковыля́ть • (kovyljátʹ) impf (perfective ковыльну́ть or доковыля́ть or заковыля́ть or приковыля́ть or проковыля́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to hobble, to dodder, to toddle, to stump
    уйти́, ковыля́яujtí, kovyljájato hobble off/away

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ковыльну́ть pf (kovylʹnútʹ)
  • доковыля́ть pf (dokovyljátʹ)
  • заковыля́ть pf (zakovyljátʹ)
  • подковыля́ть pf (podkovyljátʹ)
  • поковыля́ть pf (pokovyljátʹ)
  • приковыля́ть pf (prikovyljátʹ)
  • проковыля́ть pf (prokovyljátʹ)
  • уковыля́ть pf (ukovyljátʹ)
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