Qualities
big
Source:*velikъProto-Slavic · “great, big”certain
English
big
Polish
duży
ˈduʐɨLearn freshDifferent words — learn this one fresh.
In all five languages
BCS script
- Russianбольшо́йbolʹšojbɐlʲˈʂoj
Russian вели́кий is the cognate, but it means 'great' (Пётр Вели́кий).
- Ukrainianвели́кийvelykyjʋɛˈlɪkɪjinherited
- Polishdużyˈduʐɨ
Polish wielki is the cognate of великий and means 'great, huge'.
- Czechvelkýˈvɛlkiːinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbianvelikвеликˈvelikinherited
The definite form veliki is what you will hear most.
- Englishbig