тільки

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian только (tolʹko), тольки (tolʹki), from Proto-Slavic *toliko. Compare Belarusian то́лькі (tólʹki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʲilʲke]

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Adverb

ті́льки • (tílʹky)

1. only, but

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тільки”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka