няўжо

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• niaŭžo, niaŭżo — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Univerbation of ня (nja) +‎ ужо (užó). Compare Russian неуже́ли (neužéli), Ukrainian невже́ (nevžé).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲau̯ˈʐo]
• Rhymes: -o

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Particle

няўжо́ • (njaŭžó)

1. really?, is it possible?, indeed

   Synonym: хіба́ (xibá)

   няўжо́ гэ́та пра́ўда?

   njaŭžó héta práŭda?

   is that really true?

References

• “няўжо” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org