нешто

really?, could it be that?, surely?

nʲ e ʂ t ə → нечто

pronoun · singular neuter Rare #52,481

really?, could it be that?, surely? Colloquial and somewhat old-fashioned; used in questions expressing surprise or doubt.

RU: Нешто он уже ушёл?

EN: Could he really have left already?

Forms of нечто

нечтонешто

Am I missing something?

— Ruthless Romance (1984)

Of course, you know better… We’re ignorant folks… What would we know?

Will she reach the finger?

Am I missing something?

— Ruthless Romance (1984)

Sounds similar to