Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuriti.

Verb edit

курити impf (Latin spelling kuriti)

  1. (regional) to heat, to burn, to sear (suddenly and intensely)
  2. (regional) to kindle (a campfire or pyre)
  3. (regional, informal) to persuade, to convince, to coax (someone to do something)

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic кꙋрити (kuriti, smoke, emit smoke), from Proto-Slavic *kuriti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kʊˈrɪte]
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Verb edit

кури́ти (kurýtyimpf (perfective покури́ти)

  1. (transitive and without object) to smoke (tobacco etc.)
    1. (transitive and intransitive) to burn, to fumigate
    2. (transitive) to distil
    3. (intransitive, colloquial, obsolete) to carouse
  2. to do something while raising dust
    1. (by extension) to run while raising dust
    2. (by extension) to raise dust or other small particles
    3. (by extension) to produce small particles

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