навіщо

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ ві́що (víščo), variant of що (ščo). Corresponds to Belarusian навошта (navóšta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɐˈʋʲiʃt͡ʃɔ]
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Adverb

наві́що • (navíščo)

why, what for
Synonym: чому́ (čomú)

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “навіщо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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