мешкать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mešьkati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲeʂkətʲ]

Verb

ме́шкать • (méškatʹimpf (perfective проме́шкать)

  1. (colloquial) to linger, to delay, to tarry over

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мешкать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2007), “мешкать”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), number 10 (М), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN, page 186

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