педиґ

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian pedig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛdik]
• Rhymes: -ɛdik
• Hyphenation: пе‧диґ

Particle

педиґ (pedig)

1. to be honest, to be frank, to say the truth, honestly

   Synonyms: поправдзе (popravdze), правду повесц (pravdu povesc)

   педиґ, вон заслужел и векшу плацу ― pedig, von zaslužel i vekšu placu ― to be honest, he also deserved a higher salary

2. in fact, in reality

   Synonyms: (literary) воинстину (voinstinu), наисце (naisce), насправди (naspravdi), поправдзе (popravdze), у ствари (u stvari), справди (spravdi)

   вон дума же то його заслуга, а то педиґ нє так ― von duma že to joho zasluha, a to pedig nje tak ― he thinks that it's his merit, but in reality that's not the case

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “педиґ”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy