Jump to content

бугай

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: бугаи

Russian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *buka, compare Uzbek buqa. Cognates include Ukrainian буга́й (buháj), Belarusian буга́й (buháj).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

буга́й (bugájm anim (genitive бугая́ or буга́я, nominative plural бугаи́ or буга́и, genitive plural бугаёв or буга́ев)

  1. (dialectal) uncastrated bull
  2. (low colloquial, derogatory) bull (a large, strong man)

Declension

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Ukrainian

[edit]
Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk
Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology

[edit]

From a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *buka, compare Uzbek buqa. Cognates include Russian буга́й (bugáj), Belarusian буга́й (buháj).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [bʊˈɦai̯]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

буга́й (buhájm animal (genitive бугая́, nominative plural бугаї́, genitive plural бугаї́в)

  1. bull (uncastrated male of cattle)
  2. bittern (nocturnal marsh wader of the heron family)

Declension

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Polish: buhaj, bugaj
  • Romanian: buhai (bull; friction drum)
  • Yiddish: בוהײַ (buhay)

Noun

[edit]

буга́й (buhájm pers (genitive бугая́, nominative plural бугаї́, genitive plural бугаї́в)

  1. (derogatory, figurative) large, strong man

Declension

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]