Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic мишень (mišenĭ, stamp, round plate, sign, tag), from Turkic. Compare Turkish nişan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mʲiˈʃɛnʲ]
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Noun

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міше́нь (mišénʹf inan (genitive міше́ні, nominative plural міше́ні, genitive plural міше́ней)

  1. target, butt, mark (intended destination for a projectile)
  2. (figurative) target (of attacks, hostility, mockery, persecution etc.)

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