Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *džьgati, a form of *žeťi. Cognate with Russian жечь (žečʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • джгаць: IPA(key): [d͡ʐɡat͡sʲ]
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  • джґаць: IPA(key): [d͡ʐɡat͡sʲ]

Verb

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джгаць (džhacʹimpf (perfective наджга́ць or джгану́ць)

  1. (transitive) to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire)
    Synonym: палі́ць (palícʹ)
  2. to sting, to bite
    Synonyms: джа́ліць (džálicʹ), куса́ць (kusácʹ)

Conjugation

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References

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  • джгаць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org