Etymology

From ленивый ‎(lenivyй), from Old East Slavic лѣнивꙑи ‎(lěnivyi), from Proto-Slavic *lěnivъ ‎(“lazy, sluggish”), from *lěniti + *ivъ, from *lěniti, from *lěnь / *lěnjь ‎(“laziness”) or *lěnъ ‎(“lazy, slow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈnʲivə]