že
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ze"
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech že, from Proto-Slavic *že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒɛ]
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Interjection
že
- right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English)
- Jste tady, že? ― You're here, aren't you?
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit च (ca, “and”), from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe. Cognate with Northern Kurdish jî (“also, too”).
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒe]
Interjection
že
- right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English)
- Ste tu, že? - You're here, aren't you?
Further reading
- že in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *juže, *uže.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒéː/, /ʒɛ́/, /ʒɛ/
Further reading
- “že”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Turkmen
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