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жалея

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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From жале́ть (žalétʹ, to pity, feel sorry) + -ея (-eja).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʐɨlʲɪˈja] (phonetic respelling: желея́)

Noun

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жалея́ (žalejáf inan (genitive жалеи́, nominative plural жалеи́, genitive plural жале́й)

  1. (dialectal) big zhaleika
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References

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  • “жалея” in Slovarʹ russkogo jazyka [Dictionary of Russian Language] (1891–1930), volume 2, page 191
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “жалейка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 274

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈlʲejə] (phonetic respelling: желе́я)

Participle

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жале́я (žaléja)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of жале́ть (žalétʹ)