Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bit͡ʃ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

бич (bičm

  1. whip
    Synonyms: камшик (kamšik), корбач (korbač)

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Mongolian edit

Etymology 1 edit

MongolianCyrillic
ᠪᠡᠴᠢᠨ
(bečin)
бич
(bič)

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бич (bič)

  1. (astrology) ninth earthly branch

Etymology 2 edit

MongolianCyrillic
ᠪᠢᠴᠢ
(biči)
бич
(bič)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

бич (bič)

  1. imperative of бичих (bičix)

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

Noun edit

бич (bičm inan (genitive бича́, nominative plural бичи́, genitive plural биче́й)

  1. whip, scourge
  2. (figuratively) scourge (a source of trouble, suffering, or destruction)
  3. (Southern Russia) swipple
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Etymology 2 edit

Probably from English beachcomber.

Noun edit

бич (bičm anim (genitive бича́, nominative plural бичи́, genitive plural биче́й)

  1. (colloquial) bum, hobo (impoverished, homeless person)
    Synonym: бомж (bomž)
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References edit

  • Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бич I”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 217
  • Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бич III”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 218

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

би̏ч m (Latin spelling bȉč)

  1. whip

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