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Noun

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баламу́т (balamútm anim (genitive баламу́та, nominative plural баламу́ты, genitive plural баламу́тов, feminine баламу́тка)

  1. troublemaker
    Synonyms: наруши́тель споко́йствия m (narušítelʹ spokójstvija), смутья́н m (smutʹján)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Variously explained, most likely ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bal- (conversation, chatter) +‎ *mǫt- (trouble, disorder). Attested as (VIth) century баламутъ (balamut, desolate man, windbreaker). Cognate with Polish bałamut, Czech balamuta (chaos, confusion, spreading of gossip), Slovene balamuta.[1]

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баламу́т (balamútm pers (genitive баламу́та, nominative plural баламу́ти, genitive plural баламу́тів, feminine баламу́тка)

  1. troublemaker, mischief-maker
    Synonym: пору́шник спо́кою m (porúšnyk spókoju)

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “баламут”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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