бугай

See also: бугаи

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊˈɡaj]

Noun

буга́й (bugáj) m 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

Derived terms

  • бугаи́на (bugaína)

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊˈɦɑi̯]
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Noun

буга́й (buháj) m anim (genitive бугая́, nominative plural бугаї́)

  1. bull (uncastrated male of cattle)
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) large, strong man
  3. bittern (nocturnal marsh wader of the heron family)

Declension

Descendants

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