швырять

Russian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Related to Bulgarian хвъ́рля (hvǎ́rlja), Macedonian фрла (frla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂvɨˈrʲætʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

швыря́ть • (švyrjátʹimpf (perfective швырну́ть)

  1. to toss, to hurl, to throw, to chuck
  2. (by extension) to put things in disorder, to not where they belong (e.g. clothing)
  3. to fling (money)

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “швырять”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress