няўжо

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• niaŭžo, niaŭżo — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Univerbation of ня (nja) +‎ ужо (užó). Cognate with Russian неуже́ли (neužéli) and Ukrainian невже́ (nevžé).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲau̯ˈʐo]

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• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: няў‧жо

Particle

няўжо́ • (njaŭžó)

1. is it possible?, really?

   няўжо́ гэ́та пра́ўда?

   njaŭžó héta práŭda?

   is that really true?

References

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