"нехай" meaning in All languages combined

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Particle [Ukrainian]

IPA: [neˈxai̯] Audio: Uk-нехай.ogg Forms: неха́й [canonical], nexáj [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Ruthenian нехай (nexaj, “let”), the second person singular imperative of Old Ruthenian нехати (nexati, “to leave be, to let go, to abandon”). Cognate with Czech nechť, Polish niech, Serbo-Croatian neka, Bulgarian не́ка (néka). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|uk|zle-ort|нехай||let|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Ruthenian нехай (nexaj, “let”), {{inh+|uk|zle-ort|нехай||let}} Inherited from Old Ruthenian нехай (nexaj, “let”), {{cog|zle-ort|нехати||to leave be, to let go, to abandon}} Old Ruthenian нехати (nexati, “to leave be, to let go, to abandon”), {{cog|cs|nechť}} Czech nechť, {{cog|pl|niech}} Polish niech, {{cog|sh|neka}} Serbo-Croatian neka, {{cog|bg|не́ка}} Bulgarian не́ка (néka) Head templates: {{head|uk|particle|head=неха́й}} неха́й • (nexáj)
  1. may, let (expressing a wish) Synonyms: хай, най
    Sense id: en-нехай-uk-particle-VdUbObRf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header, Ukrainian particles
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