"дескать" meaning in Russian

See дескать in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [ˈdʲeskətʲ] Audio: Ru-дескать.ogg Forms: де́скать [canonical], déskatʹ [romanization], дѣ́скать [alternative]
Etymology: Univerbation of дѣ́етъ (dě́jet) + сказа́ть (skazátʹ). Etymology templates: {{univerbation|ru|деть|сказа́ть|alt1=дѣ́етъ}} Univerbation of дѣ́етъ (dě́jet) + сказа́ть (skazátʹ) Head templates: {{head|ru|particle|head=де́скать}} де́скать • (déskatʹ)
  1. A particle introducing reported speech; (he/she) says, (they) say Synonyms: мол, де, зна́чит
    Sense id: en-дескать-ru-particle-UvMWZ6qZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian particles, Russian univerbations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Russian particles: 53 47 Disambiguation of Russian univerbations: 54 46
  2. A particle introducing the explanation of someone's thoughts, gestures, or behavior; meaning, like, as if saying Synonyms: мол, де, зна́чит, ти́па
    Sense id: en-дескать-ru-particle-mb9C3pCy Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian particles, Russian univerbations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Russian particles: 53 47 Disambiguation of Russian univerbations: 54 46
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  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of дѣ́етъ (dě́jet) + сказа́ть (skazátʹ).",
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      "form": "déskatʹ",
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      "form": "дѣ́скать",
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          "english": "He says he didn't know.",
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          "english": "He nodded his head, meaning: “do it”.",
          "roman": "On kivnúl: déskatʹ, daváj.",
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  "word": "дескать"
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