мягкий

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мѧкъкъ (mękŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkakas, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥k-o-kó-s, from *menk-, whence English mingle. Compare Rusyn мня́гкый (mnjáhkŷj), Belarusian мя́ккі (mjákki), Ukrainian м'яки́й (mʺjakýj), Slovene mêhek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲæxʲkʲɪj] (phonetic respelling: мя́хкий)
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Adjective

мя́гкий (mjáxkij) (comparative (по)мя́гче, superlative мягча́йший or наимягча́йший)

  1. soft
  2. fresh
  3. gentle (с (s) + instrumental or по отноше́нию к (po otnošéniju k) + dative, with)
  4. mellow
  5. mild
  6. (phonetics, phonology) soft, palatal, palatalized

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