Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably related to Russian вон (von), although final palatalization unexplained if inherited from Old East Slavic вънъ (vŭnŭ).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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вунь (vunʹ)

  1. there (not here)
    вунь тамvunʹ tamover there
  2. off, out (away), outside, away

Particle

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вунь (vunʹ)

  1. particle used to give emphasis or reinforcement to a part of speech

References

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