удян

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian ugyan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuɟan]
• Rhymes: -uɟan
• Hyphenation: удян

Interjection

удян (udjan)

1. knock it off, cut it out

   удян нє роб то ― udjan nje rob to ― cut it out, don't do it

2. hey, listen, oi, please (interjection to draw attention to the speaker)

   удян, поведз ми цо ше ту случує ― udjan, povedz mi co še tu slučuje ― please, tell me what's going on here

   удян, цо ти ту робиш? ― udjan, co ti tu robiš? ― oi, what are you doing here?

Adverb

удян (udjan)

1. (often ironic, sarcastic) much, many, a lot, very

   то удян велька робота ― to udjan velʹka robota ― it's not a lot of work (literally, “it's so much work”)

2. not at all

   гварел ши же поробиш, а ти удян поробел ― hvarel ši že porobiš, a ti udjan porobel ― you said that you would do it, but you have not done anything at all

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “удян”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy