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Параша

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Russian

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 Параскева Грязниха on Russian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Параске́ва Грязни́ха (Paraskéva Grjazníxa), the holiday of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans.

Noun

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Пара́ша (Parášaf inan (genitive Пара́ши, nominative plural Пара́ши, genitive plural Пара́ш)

  1. (Christianity) The folk holiday of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans, falling on October 17.
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Etymology 2

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Influenced by пара́ша (paráša, a prison toilet, after the rainy conditions from Paraskeva's feast day) +‎ Ра́ша (Ráša, Russia).

Proper noun

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Пара́ша (Parášaf inan (genitive Пара́ши)

  1. (derogatory, sarcastic) Russia.
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Descendants
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  • Ukrainian: Пара́ша (Paráša)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian Пара́ша (Paráša).

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Proper noun

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Пара́ша (Parášaf inan (genitive Пара́ші, uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Russia.

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