# покля
## Pannonian Rusyn
### Alternative forms

* покаль (pokalʹ)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak pokľa, probably an alteration of pokaľ. Cognate with Slovak pokiaľ, and more distantly related to Belarusian паку́ль (pakúlʹ), Polish póki, Russian пока́ (poká) and Ukrainian по́ки (póky).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɔkʎa]
* Rhymes: -ɔkʎa
* Hyphenation: по‧кля

### Conjunction

покля (poklja)
* while, whilst
    Synonym: док (dok)
** 2024 November 20, Ол. Русковски, “Жимска служба вербаского „Комуналцуˮ порихтана за жиму [The winter service of the Vrbas "Komunalac" is prepared for winter]”, in Руске Слово‎:Вербаска Жимска служба будзе отримовац драги першого, другого и трецого приоритету, углавним транспортнїци у насельох и даскельо локални драги, покля за други напрями компетентне подприємство „Бачка драгаˮ.Verbaska Žimska služba budze otrimovac drahi peršoho, druhoho i trecoho prioritetu, uhlavnim transportnjici u naselʹox i daskelʹo lokalni drahi, poklja za druhi naprjami kompetentne podprijemstvo „Bačka drahaˮ.The Winter Service of Vrbas will maintain the streets of the first, second and third priority, mainly roads in the settlements and some local streets, while the competent company "Bačka Draha" will be for other routes.
* as far as, as long as
** 2024 November 12, О. Планчак Сакач, “За достоїнство професиї [For the dignity of the profession]”, in Руске Слово‎:Предходне понукнуце було 12 одсто за наставнїкох, а за шицки други кадри у просвити 8 проценти, цо за синдикати тиж так нє прилаплїве, та у цеку штрайк, покля ше вимоги нє сполнї.Predxodne ponuknuce bulo 12 odsto za nastavnjikox, a za šicki druhi kadri u prosviti 8 procenti, co za sindikati tiž tak nje prilapljive, ta u ceku štrajk, poklja še vimohi nje spolnji.The previous offer was 12 percent for teachers, and 8 percent for all other staff, which is also not so acceptable for the unions, and so the strike goes on, as long as the demand is not fulfilled.
* until, up to
    Synonym: док (dok)
** 2024 November 8, Ол. Русковски, “Кральовски третман – з цукрову пасту [Royal treatment - with sugar paste]”, in Руске Слово‎:Прето ше наздавам же найдзем роботу, а вшeлїяк, же нє плануєм робиц лєм покля нє сполнїм условия за пензию – покля сом годна робиц, я будзем – щиро приповеда тота вредна дзивка.Preto še nazdavam že najdzem robotu, a všeljijak, že nje planujem robic ljem poklja nje spolnjim uslovija za penziju – poklja som hodna robic, ja budzem – ščiro pripoveda tota vredna dzivka.That's why I hope I'll find a job, and certainly, I don't plan to work until I meet the conditions for a pension – as long as I will be able to work, I will – this diligent girl said sincerely.

#### Usage notes

* Sense 3 can also be expressed as лєм покля (ljem poklja) or покля лєм (poklja ljem), usually also followed by нє (nje) possibly due to influence from Serbo-Croatian догод не／dogod ne.

### Adverb

покля (poklja)
* (interrogative) how long, how far
* (interrogative) until when

### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “покля”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “while”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 375