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dav

Pronunciation: [ˈdaf]

“dav” is a Czech word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. crowd (group of people)

Etymology

Related to Russian да́вка (dávka), дави́ть (davítʹ). Omitting several steps, from Proto-Slavic *daviti, whence also Czech dávit (which, however, had lost the meaning to press). Compare typologically Polish ciżba, ścisk (<~ ciskać, akin to ти́скать (tískatʹ)); Polish tłok, Russian толчея́ (tolčejá) (akin to толка́ть (tolkátʹ)); English throng (<<~ Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną); English crowd. Also…

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