увы
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with English woe, Latin vae, Lithuanian vaĩ, Sanskrit उवे (uvé), Hittite [script needed] (uwai), Persian وای (vây).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊˈvɨ]
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Interjection
увы́ • (uvý)
- alas!