помалкивать

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps помолк- (pomolk-) + -ивать (-ivatʹ), or по- (po-) + молк- (molk-) + -ивать (-ivatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈmalkʲɪvətʲ]

Verb

пома́лкивать (pomálkivatʹ) impf

  1. (colloquial) to hold one's tongue, keep mum

Conjugation

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