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Etymology

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Perhaps from виля́ть (viljátʹ) +‎ -ну́ть (-nútʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vʲɪlʲˈnutʲ]
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Verb

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вильну́ть (vilʹnútʹpf (imperfective виля́ть)

  1. to wag
  2. to twist, to zigzag, to make sharp turns, (river) to meander
  3. (colloquial) to prevaricate, to be evasive

Conjugation

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