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chyba

Pronunciation: /ˈxɘ.ba/

“chyba” is a Polish word. Its 7 meanings in English:

particle

  1. expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess
  2. delimiting particle; only, just, merely

noun

  1. error, mistake
  2. miss, failure
  3. falsehood; trick, deception
  4. loss; lack; damage; failure; defect

preposition

  1. denotes lack; without; except; barring

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish *chyba, from Proto-Slavic *xyba. By surface analysis, deverbal from chybić. First attested in the 16th century.

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