chiba

See also: Chiba

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xyba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxiba]
• Syllabification: chi‧ba

Particle

chiba

1. expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess
2. softens a proposal, suggestion, decision, etc.; maybe; perhaps, what if
3. sets something as the last or only possibility; at most

Conjunction

chiba

1. only when

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “chyba”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 322-323