Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سیاست (siyaset, politics), from Arabic سِيَاسَة (siyāsa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sijǎːset/
  • Hyphenation: си‧ја‧сет

Noun

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сија́сет m (Latin spelling sijáset)

  1. (with genitive) umpteen, multitude of, many
  2. (regional) punishment
  3. (regional) misery, hardship, suffering

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