хиляти

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian хилꙗ́ти (xiljáti). By surface analysis, хили́ти (xylýty) +‎ -я́ти (-játy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xeˈlʲate]

Verb

хиля́ти • (xyljátyimpf (perfective хильну́ти or похиля́ти)

  1. (transitive) to rock, to sway, to swing, to reel, to tip
    Synonyms: хита́ти (xytáty), колиха́ти (kolyxáty), го́йдати (hójdaty), колива́ти (kolyváty), кива́ти (kyváty), хиба́ти (xybáty)
  2. (transitive) to drink (alcohol), to empty (a tumbler of liquor)
  3. (intransitive, uncommon) to go

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • хиля́ння n (xyljánnja)
  • хиля́тися impf (xyljátysja)

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