Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from a Finnic language, from Proto-Finnic *purku.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʊrˈɡa]
  • (file)

Noun edit

пурга́ (purgáf inan (genitive пурги́, nominative plural пурги́, genitive plural пург)

  1. blizzard, snowstorm
    Synonym: мете́ль (metélʹ)
  2. (colloquial) nonsense

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • French: pourga
  • Yakut: буурҕа (buurğa)