пілюля

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pilula.[1] Doublet of пігу́лка (pihúlka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲiˈlʲulʲɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

пілю́ля • (piljúlja) f inan (genitive пілю́лі, nominative plural пілю́лі, genitive plural пілю́ль)

  1. pill (small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication)
    Synonyms: пігу́лка f (pihúlka), табле́тка f (tablétka)

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “пілюля”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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