чалавек

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ. Cognates include Ukrainian чолові́к (čolovík) and Polish człowiek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʂaɫaˈvʲek]
  • (file)

Noun

чалаве́к (čalavjék) m animate, gen. & acc. sg. чалаве́ка (čalavjéka), nom. pl. лю́дзі, чалаве́кі (ljúdzi, čalavjéki)

  1. man (human), person
  2. man (male adult)
    Antonym: жанчы́на (žančýna)

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