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wąski
ˈvɔ̃skʲi
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  • Russian
    у́зкийuzkij
    ˈuskʲɪjinherited
  • Ukrainian
    вузьки́йvuzʹkyj
    ʋuzʲˈkɪjinherited

    Ukrainian adds a prothetic в- before the initial u.

  • Polish
    wąski
    ˈvɔ̃skʲiinherited

    Polish keeps the nasal vowel and adds a w- in front.

  • Czech
    úzký
    ˈuːskiːinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    uzakузак
    ˈuzakinherited
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