зурочити

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From з- (z-) +‎ уро́ки (uróky, evil eye) +‎ -ити (-yty). Related to ректи́ (rektý).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zʊˈrɔt͡ʃete]
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Verb

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зуро́чити (zuróčytypf

  1. to give (somebody) the evil eye (to give a disapproving or hostile look that is superstitiously believed to cause bad luck or injury)
    щоб не зуро́чити (idiomatic, expressing the hope that praise will not bring bad luck)
    ščob ne zuróčyty
    so as not to jinx it

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “ректи”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 52

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