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дзябёлы

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Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *debelъ. Compare Ukrainian дебе́лий (debélyj).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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дзябёлы (dzjabjóly) (abstract noun дзябёласць)

  1. (colloquial) thick, plump
    • 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, Домбі і сын, Менск: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 87:
      Сам містэр Бролі быў румяным, кучаравым, дзябёлым чалавекам з вільготнымі вачыма і згодлівым характарам.
      Sam mister Bróli byŭ rumjanym, kučaravym, dzjabjólym čalavjekam z vilʹhótnymi vačyma i zhódlivym xaraktaram.
      [original: Mr. Brogley himself was a moist-eyed, pink-complexioned, crisp-haired man, of a bulky figure and an easy temper]

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References

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  • дзябёлы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • дзябёлы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)