дык

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Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic тако (tako), такъ (takŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tako (adverb), from Proto-Slavic *takъ (adjective).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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дык (dyk)

  1. well, so, then (used as a generic lead-in or expresses emphasis)
  2. or what?, right? (asks for affirmation)

References

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  • дык” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Eastern Mari

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Russian дык (dyk).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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дык (dyk)

  1. Synonym of гын (gyn)
    толеш дык, конда
    toĺeš dyk, konda
    if (s)he comes, (s)he will bring it

Particle

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дык (dyk)

  1. well, so (emphatic particle)
    дык, паленат вет, молан шӱшкылт пуренат?
    dyk, paĺenat vet, molan šüškylt purenat?
    so, you knew about it, why did you meddle?

References

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  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “дык”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian

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Etymology

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Dialectal form of так (tak), from Old East Slavic тако (tako), такъ (takŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tako (adverb), from Proto-Slavic *takъ (adjective).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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дык (dyk)

  1. (colloquial or dialectal) well, so, then (used as a generic lead-in or expresses emphasis)
    Ну, дык чёрт с тобойNu, dyk čort s tobojSo to hell with you
    Дык я и не спо́рюDyk ja i ne spórjuYeah, well, I'm not arguing
  2. (colloquial or dialectal) or what?, right? (asks for affirmation)
    Дык мы продолжа́ем?Dyk my prodolžájem?So do we continue, or what?
  3. (slang) of course, you bet (expresses certainty)
    По́нял? ― Ну дык!Pónjal? ― Nu dyk!“Got it?” “You bet!”