"лишь" meaning in Russian

See лишь in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [lʲiʂ] Audio: Ru-лишь.ogg Forms: lišʹ [romanization]
Etymology: Old East Slavic лише (liše), originally comparative form of лихъ (lixŭ, “bad”). Compare with Ukrainian лише́ (lyšé), лишень and лиш, Carpathian Rusyn лиш (lyš). Etymology templates: {{inh|ru|orv|лише}} Old East Slavic лише (liše), {{m|orv|лихъ|gloss=bad}} лихъ (lixŭ, “bad”), {{cog|uk|лише́}} Ukrainian лише́ (lyšé), {{cog|rue|лиш}} Carpathian Rusyn лиш (lyš) Head templates: {{ru-adv|лишь}} лишь • (lišʹ)
  1. only, merely, just
    Sense id: en-лишь-ru-adv-K4V3tgUw Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. as soon as
    Sense id: en-лишь-ru-adv-lZvkLzhe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: то́лько (tólʹko), всего́ (vsevó), еди́нственно (jedínstvenno), исключи́тельно (isključítelʹno), как то́лько (kak tólʹko), едва́ (jedvá) Derived forms: всего лишь (vsevo lišʹ), лишь бы (lišʹ by), лишь только (lišʹ tolʹko), только лишь (tolʹko lišʹ)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vsevo lišʹ",
      "word": "всего лишь"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "lišʹ by",
      "word": "лишь бы"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "lišʹ tolʹko",
      "word": "лишь только"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tolʹko lišʹ",
      "word": "только лишь"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "orv",
        "3": "лише"
      },
      "expansion": "Old East Slavic лише (liše)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "orv",
        "2": "лихъ",
        "gloss": "bad"
      },
      "expansion": "лихъ (lixŭ, “bad”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "лише́"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian лише́ (lyšé)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rue",
        "2": "лиш"
      },
      "expansion": "Carpathian Rusyn лиш (lyš)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Old East Slavic лише (liše), originally comparative form of лихъ (lixŭ, “bad”). Compare with Ukrainian лише́ (lyšé), лишень and лиш, Carpathian Rusyn лиш (lyš).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lišʹ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "лишь"
      },
      "expansion": "лишь • (lišʹ)",
      "name": "ru-adv"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        }
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        {
          "english": "if only",
          "roman": "lišʹ by",
          "text": "лишь бы",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "only, merely, just"
      ],
      "id": "en-лишь-ru-adv-K4V3tgUw",
      "links": [
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ],
        [
          "merely",
          "merely"
        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "no sooner ... than",
          "roman": "lišʹ tólʹko",
          "text": "лишь то́лько",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as soon as"
      ],
      "id": "en-лишь-ru-adv-lZvkLzhe",
      "links": [
        [
          "as soon as",
          "as soon as"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[lʲiʂ]"
    },
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tólʹko",
      "word": "то́лько"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vsevó",
      "word": "всего́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "jedínstvenno",
      "word": "еди́нственно"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "isključítelʹno",
      "word": "исключи́тельно"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kak tólʹko",
      "word": "как то́лько"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "jedvá",
      "word": "едва́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "лишь"
}
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    "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Russian terms derived from Old East Slavic",
    "Russian terms inherited from Old East Slavic",
    "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Russian terms with audio links",
    "Russian terms with redundant head parameter"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "vsevo lišʹ",
      "word": "всего лишь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lišʹ by",
      "word": "лишь бы"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lišʹ tolʹko",
      "word": "лишь только"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tolʹko lišʹ",
      "word": "только лишь"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "orv",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "лихъ",
        "gloss": "bad"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "2": "лише́"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian лише́ (lyšé)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rue",
        "2": "лиш"
      },
      "expansion": "Carpathian Rusyn лиш (lyš)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Old East Slavic лише (liše), originally comparative form of лихъ (lixŭ, “bad”). Compare with Ukrainian лише́ (lyšé), лишень and лиш, Carpathian Rusyn лиш (lyš).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lišʹ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "лишь"
      },
      "expansion": "лишь • (lišʹ)",
      "name": "ru-adv"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adv",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "if only",
          "roman": "lišʹ by",
          "text": "лишь бы",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "only, merely, just"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ],
        [
          "merely",
          "merely"
        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "no sooner ... than",
          "roman": "lišʹ tólʹko",
          "text": "лишь то́лько",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as soon as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as soon as",
          "as soon as"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[lʲiʂ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ru-лишь.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ea/Ru-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%8C.ogg/Ru-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%8C.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Ru-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%8C.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "tólʹko",
      "word": "то́лько"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vsevó",
      "word": "всего́"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jedínstvenno",
      "word": "еди́нственно"
    },
    {
      "roman": "isključítelʹno",
      "word": "исключи́тельно"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kak tólʹko",
      "word": "как то́лько"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jedvá",
      "word": "едва́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "лишь"
}

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