Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چونكه (çünki, because) (Turkish çünkü), from Persian چون (čun) + که (ke).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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чунки (čunki)

  1. (dated, regional) because, since

Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian چُونْکِه (čūnki) from چُون (čūn) + کِه (ki).

Conjunction

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чунки (čunk-i)

  1. (dated, regional) because, since