Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dyxъ, deverbal from *dyxati (compare Russian ды́хать (dýxatʹ)). Cognate with literary Bulgarian дих (dih, breath), dialectal Macedonian дих (dih, sigh, breath), Serbo-Croatian dȋh (sigh, breath), Slovak dych (sigh, breath).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɨx]
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  • Rhymes: -ɨx

Noun

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дых (dyxm inan (genitive ды́ха, nominative plural ды́хи, genitive plural ды́хов)

  1. (colloquial) breath, exhalation
  2. (colloquial) upper part of the abdomen, epigastrium
    дать под дыхdatʹ pod dyxto hit in the solar plexus

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