Abaza

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Adjective

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абаза (abaza)

  1. Abaza

Noun

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абаза (abaza)

  1. Abaza, Abaza person

Abkhaz

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Etymology

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From Abaza абаза (abaza).

Adjective

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абаза (abaza)

  1. Abaza

Noun

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абаза (abaza) (plural аба́заа)

  1. Abaza, Abaza person

Russian

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Etymology 1

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All meanings most likely derive from the ethnonym абази́ны (abazíny, Abazins). The meaning of stupid infidel was borrowed through Turkish abaza (stupid).

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Noun

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абаза́ (abazám anim or f anim (genitive абазы́, nominative plural абазы́, genitive plural аба́з)

  1. (dialectal, Crimea, Caucasus, vulgar, dated) a stupid infidel
  2. (dialectal, Crimea, Caucasus) a type of horse in the Caucasus
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абаза́ (abazáf inan (genitive абазы́, nominative plural абазы́, genitive plural аба́з)

  1. a strong wind in the Black Sea coming from the Caucasus region
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References

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

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Noun

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аба́за (abázam inan

  1. genitive singular of аба́з (abáz)