Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /těːʒak/
  • Hyphenation: te‧žak

Adjective

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téžak (Cyrillic spelling те́жак, definite tȇškī, comparative tȅžī)

  1. heavy, weighty
    Antonym: lȁgan
  2. difficult (of a job)
    Antonym: lȁgan
  3. unpleasant (of air)
  4. complex, difficult to understand (of a topic or subject)
Declension
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Further reading

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  • težak” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

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Derived by nominalization from the first etymology, originally denoting a person doing difficult tasks.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /těʒaːk/
  • Hyphenation: te‧žak

Noun

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tèžāk m (Cyrillic spelling тѐжа̄к)

  1. farmer, agriculturalist
  2. day laborer
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Further reading

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  • težak” in Hrvatski jezični portal