нажаль

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ жаль (žalʹ). Compare Ukrainian на жа́ль (na žálʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnaʒaʎ]
• Rhymes: -aʒaʎ
• Hyphenation: на‧жаль

Adverb

нажаль (nažalʹ)

1. unfortunately

   Synonym: на нєщесце (na nješčesce)

   Antonym: на щесце (na ščesce)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “нажаль”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “unfortunately”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 351

Ukrainian

Adverb

нажа́ль • (nažálʹ)

1. Misspelling of на жа́ль (na žálʹ, “unfortunately”).