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Etymology

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Related to зиять (zijatʹ, to yawn, gape, open the mouth)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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зя́па (zjápaf inan (genitive зя́пы, nominative plural зя́пы, genitive plural зяп)

  1. (vulgar) mouth, when the person talks too much, too loud, or in an inappropriate way; mouth when it is wide open
    Зя́пу закро́й!
    Zjápu zakrój!
    Shut your (dirty/filthy/blathering) mouth!
    Ну у него́ и зя́па!
    Nu u nevó i zjápa!
    He has a big mouth on him!

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