Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [toɫk]
  • (file)

Noun edit

толк (tolkm inan (genitive то́лка, nominative plural то́лки, genitive plural то́лков)

  1. sense, use, judgment
  2. talk, rumor
  3. (obsolete) doctrine, trend, sort
  4. push, shove, thrust

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Descendants edit

  • Estonian: tõlk
  • Finnish: tolkku
  • Ingrian: tolkku
  • Kildin Sami: то̄ӆӆк (tōl̥l̥k)
  • Votic: tolkku

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “толк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “толк”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 248