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порхать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrxati/*pъrxati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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порха́ть (porxátʹimpf (perfective порхну́ть)

  1. to flit, to flutter, to fly about
  2. (ironical, deprecative) to hop, to move (from place to place)
    порха́ть с одного́ ме́ста рабо́ты на друго́еporxátʹ s odnovó mésta rabóty na drugójeto job-hop

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “порхать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress