заки

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzake]

Adverb

за́ки • (záky)

1. (dialectal) for the present, for the time being. for now, so far, yet

Conjunction

за́ки • (záky)

1. (dialectal) so long as, while
2. (dialectal) until, before
   • 1947, George Orwell, translated by Ihor Ševčenko ("Ivan Cherniatynsky"), Колгосп Тварин:

     Спів цієї пісні кинув тварин у стан дикого збудження. Заки ще Марко дійшов до кінця, вони почали співати її про себе.

     Spiv cijeji pisni kynuv tvaryn u stan dykoho zbudžennja. Zaky šče Marko dijšov do kincja, vony počaly spivaty jiji pro sebe.

     The singing of this song threw the animals into the wildest excitement. Almost before Major had reached the end, they had begun singing it for themselves.

     (literally, “The singing of this song threw the animals into a state of wild excitement. Already before Mark had reached the end, they had begun singing it for themselves.”)

Synonyms

• по́ки (póky)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “заки”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka