бянзін

Belarusian

Noun

бянзі́н • (bjanzín) m inan (genitive бянзі́ну, uncountable)

1. (colloquial, nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of бензі́н (bjenzín): petrol, gasoline (a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel)
   • 1984, Ivan Čyhrynaŭ, “Плач перапёлкі”, in Чыгрынаў І. Выбраныя творы: У 3-х т., Мінск: Мастацкая літаратура:

     Ну, падышлі́ мы з Рахі́мам да свайго грузавіка́, глядзі́м — разбі́ты і бянзі́н выцяка́е.

     Nu, padyšlí my z Raxímam da svajhó hruzaviká, hljadzím — razbíty i bjanzín vycjakáje.

     Well, Rachim and I walked up closer to our truck and took a glance — it was smashed and gasoline was leaking out.

   • 1988, Aliaksei Karpiuk, Карані‎^[1], Мінск: Мастацкая літаратура, →ISBN:

     Другой работы не ма́юць гэ́тыя лю́дзі, ці бянзі́н у іх лі́шні?!

     Druhój rabóty nje májucʹ hétyja ljúdzi, ci bjanzín u ix líšni?!

     Do these people have no other work to do? Or got too much of spare gasoline?!

Usage notes

This reflects the hypothetical would-be spelling and pronunciation of the word бензін if it actually were a native Belarusian word rather than a foreign loanword. May be depicted in books as a part of non-standard dialectal direct speech of a character.

Declension

Declension of бянзі́н (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	бянзі́н bjanzín
genitive	бянзі́ну bjanzínu
dative	бянзі́ну bjanzínu
accusative	бянзі́н bjanzín
instrumental	бянзі́нам bjanzínam
locative	бянзі́не bjanzínje