"бодай" meaning in Ukrainian

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Verb

IPA: [bɔˈdai̯] Audio: Uk-бодай.ogg Forms: bodaj [romanization], бода́й [alternative]
Etymology: A univerbation of бог дай (boh daj). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bogъ daďь (“God willing”). Cognate with Polish bodaj. Etymology templates: {{univ|uk|бог дай|nocap=1}} univerbation of бог дай (boh daj), {{inh|uk|sla-pro|*bogъ daďь|t=God willing}} Proto-Slavic *bogъ daďь (“God willing”), {{cog|pl|bodaj}} Polish bodaj Head templates: {{head|uk|participle|бода́й}} бодай • (bodaj) (бода́й)
  1. may, let (expressing a wish) Tags: participle Synonyms: хай, неха́й
    Sense id: en-бодай-uk-verb-VdUbObRf Categories (other): Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header, Ukrainian univerbations Disambiguation of Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Ukrainian univerbations: 67 33
  2. at least Tags: participle Synonyms: щонайме́нше, щонайме́нш, прина́ймні
    Sense id: en-бодай-uk-verb-6SE3VqLm

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      "name": "univ"
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      "name": "inh"
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        {
          "english": "Good luck! (literally, “May you be lucky!”)",
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        {
          "english": "Stop lying to at least yourself.",
          "roman": "Perestánʹ brexáty bodáj samómu sobí.",
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        {
          "english": "We need at least three players for this game.",
          "roman": "Nam tréba bodáj try hravcí dlja cijéji hry.",
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        {
          "english": "We need at least three players for this game.",
          "roman": "Nam tréba bodáj try hravcí dlja cijéji hry.",
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