лише

Ukrainian

Etymology

Old East Slavic лише (liše), originally comparative form of лихъ (lixŭ, “bad”). Compare with Russian лишь (lišʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫeˈʃɛ]

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Adverb

лише́ • (lyšé)

1. only, merely, just

References

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