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гуляти

Pronunciation: [ɦʊˈlʲate]

“гуляти” is a Ukrainian word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to walk
  2. to stroll
  3. to spend time with fun, to have fun
  4. to spend time drinking alcohol, to booze
  5. to be in a close romantic relationship
  6. to play a game
  7. not to be used
  8. to bash
  9. to have mating season (about animals)
  10. to dance

Etymology

Cognate with Belarusian гуля́ць (huljácʹ), Russian гулять (guljatʹ). Further origins are uncertain. It may be related to interjection гуля (hulja). Also it is comparable to Serbo-Croatian гулити (“to drink alcohol”), Lithuanian gulė́ti (“to lie”). Another version is that it is formed from бити в гулю (byty v hulju, “to play with a ball”).

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