пенять

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from пе́ня (pénja) + -я́ть (-játʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈnʲætʲ]

Verb

пеня́ть (penjátʹ) impf (perfective попеня́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to reproach (with), to blame
    пеня́й на себя́penjáj na sebjáyou alone are to blame; you have only yourself to blame
    не́чего на зе́ркало пеня́ть, коли ро́жа крива́néčevo na zérkalo penjátʹ, koli róža krivádon't lay your own faults at another person's door; don't blame your own faults on others

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