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кобіта

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish kobieta. Cognate with Belarusian кабе́та (kabjéta).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [koˈbʲitɐ]
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Noun

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кобі́та (kobítaf pers (genitive кобі́ти, nominative plural кобі́ти, genitive plural кобі́т, diminutive кобі́тка) (Western Ukraine)

  1. (Western Ukraine) woman
    • 2014, Mykhailo Khoma (DZIDZIO), Volodymyr Parfenyuk (VovaZIL’Vova) (lyrics and music), “Павук [Spider]”‎[1]:
      Бо́дя був чо́рний і бі́лий, / Бо́дя не був дибі́лом! / Але́ його́ кобі́та вважа́ла не так!
      Bódja buv čórnyj i bílyj, / Bódja ne buv dybílom! / Alé johó kobíta vvažála ne tak!
      Bodya was black and white / Bodya was not an imbecile! / But his woman didn't think so!

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