гаяти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gajiti, which is related to *gajь.

Cognate with Czech hajiti, Serbo-Croatian гајити.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈɦajɐte]

Verb

га́яти • (hájaty) impf (perfective зга́яти)

1. (transitive) to detain, to keep back, to stop (somebody)
2. (transitive) to waste (time)

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гаяти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гаяти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka