chaj niechaj in Polish

IPA: /ˈxaj ˈɲɛ.xaj/ (note: Chełmno-Dobrzyń) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “any which way”, where chaj is formed by back-formation from niechaj. Etymology templates: {{m-g|any which way}} “any which way”, {{lit|any which way}} Literally, “any which way”, {{bf|pl|nocap=1}} back-formation Head templates: {{pl-adv|-|head=chaj niechaj}} chaj niechaj (not comparable)

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    },
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        "1": "any which way"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “any which way”",
      "name": "lit"
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “any which way”, where chaj is formed by back-formation from niechaj.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "head": "chaj niechaj"
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      "name": "pl-adv"
    }
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  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "glosses": [
        "any which way (lazily or without effort; without caring)"
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      "links": [
        [
          "any which way",
          "any which way"
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        "(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, idiomatic) any which way (lazily or without effort; without caring)"
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxaj ˈɲɛ.xaj/",
      "note": "Chełmno-Dobrzyń"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chaj niechaj"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "any which way"
      },
      "expansion": "“any which way”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "any which way"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “any which way”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "back-formation",
      "name": "bf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “any which way”, where chaj is formed by back-formation from niechaj.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "head": "chaj niechaj"
      },
      "expansion": "chaj niechaj (not comparable)",
      "name": "pl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Chełmno-Dobrzyń Polish",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Polish adverbs",
        "Polish back-formations",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish idioms",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish manner adverbs",
        "Polish multiword terms",
        "Polish rhyming phrases",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish uncomparable adverbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any which way (lazily or without effort; without caring)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "any which way",
          "any which way"
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        "(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, idiomatic) any which way (lazily or without effort; without caring)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxaj ˈɲɛ.xaj/",
      "note": "Chełmno-Dobrzyń"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chaj niechaj"
}

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"chaj niechaj" meaning in Polish

Adverb