Russian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. Related to Bulgarian хвъ́рля (hvǎ́rlja), Macedonian фрла (frla).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʂvɨˈrʲætʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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швыря́ть (švyrjátʹimpf (perfective швырну́ть)

  1. to toss, to hurl, to throw, to chuck
  2. (by extension) to put things in disorder, to not where they belong (e.g. clothing)
  3. to fling (money)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “швырять”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress