"по кочану" meaning in Russian

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Phrase

IPA: [pə‿kət͡ɕɪˈnu] Forms: по кочану ́ [canonical], po kočanú [romanization], покачену́ [alternative, pronunciation-spelling], покачину́ [alternative, pronunciation-spelling]
Etymology: Literally, “on a head (of a cabbage)”, meaning that the question почему́ is re-ananlyzed as по (po) + чему (čemu) ("on what?"). The answer may be understood as a jokeful threat to punch the questioner on the head. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|on a head (of a cabbage)}} “on a head (of a cabbage)”, {{lit|on a head (of a cabbage)}} Literally, “on a head (of a cabbage)” Head templates: {{head|ru|phrase|head=по кочану́}} по кочану́ • (po kočanú)
  1. Used as a humorous and dismissive rhyming response to почему́ (počemú, “why”). Synonyms: потому́ что
    Sense id: en-по_кочану-ru-phrase-mX~oPAmA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “on a head (of a cabbage)”, meaning that the question почему́ is re-ananlyzed as по (po) + чему (čemu) (\"on what?\"). The answer may be understood as a jokeful threat to punch the questioner on the head.",
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      "form": "по кочану ́",
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    },
    {
      "form": "po kočanú",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "покачену́",
      "roman": "pokačenú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "покачину́",
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        "alternative",
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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            [
              12,
              21
            ]
          ],
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            [
              13,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              9,
              16
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          ],
          "english": "— Why? — Because.",
          "roman": "— Počemú? — Po kočanú.",
          "text": "— Почему́? — По кочану́.",
          "translation": "— Why? — Because.",
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        "Used as a humorous and dismissive rhyming response to почему́ (počemú, “why”)."
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          "почему́",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "потому́ что"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pə‿kət͡ɕɪˈnu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "по кочану"
}
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      "form": "po kočanú",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "покачену́",
      "roman": "pokačenú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "покачину́",
      "roman": "pokačinú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "phrase",
        "head": "по кочану́"
      },
      "expansion": "по кочану́ • (po kočanú)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "english": "— Why? — Because.",
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          "translation": "— Why? — Because.",
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        "Used as a humorous and dismissive rhyming response to почему́ (počemú, “why”)."
      ],
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          "почему́",
          "почему#Russian"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "потому́ что"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pə‿kət͡ɕɪˈnu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "по кочану"
}

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