kibitka
See also: kibitką
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian киби́тка (kibítka); see there for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kibitka (plural kibitkas)
- A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats.
- 1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329:
- Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night.
- A circular tent or yurt used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 328:
- On 12 January, having hired horses for himself, his servant and the guide, and three camels to carry their baggage, including a kibitka, or Turcoman tent, he left Kazala, ostensibly bound for the Russian garrison town.
Synonyms edit
- (tent): yurt
Translations edit
carriage or sleigh
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian киби́тка (kibítka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kibitka m (plural kibitkas)
Further reading edit
- “kibitka”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian киби́тка (kibítka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kibitka f
- (historical) kibitka (carriage or sleigh)
Declension edit
Declension of kibitka