цалкам

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• całkam — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Polish całkiem, normalized with the native Belarusian -ам (-am) instrumental ending. Related to цэ́лы (cély). Compare Czech celkem, Ukrainian цілко́м (cilkóm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡saɫkam]

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Adverb

ца́лкам • (cálkam)

1. entirely, completely, wholly

References

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