See also: бугаи

Russian

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Etymology

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From a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *buka, compare Uzbek buqa. Cognates include Ukrainian буга́й (buháj), Belarusian буга́й (buháj).

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Noun

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буга́й (bugájm anim (genitive бугая́ or буга́я, nominative plural бугаи́ or буга́и, genitive plural бугаёв or буга́ев)

  1. (dialectal) uncastrated bull
  2. (low colloquial, derogatory) bull (a large, strong man)

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Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk
 
Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology

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From a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *buka, compare Uzbek buqa. Cognates include Russian буга́й (bugáj), Belarusian буга́й (buháj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʊˈɦai̯]
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Noun

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буга́й (buhájm animal (genitive бугая́, nominative plural бугаї́, genitive plural бугаї́в)

  1. bull (uncastrated male of cattle)
  2. bittern (nocturnal marsh wader of the heron family)

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Descendants

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  • Polish: buhaj, bugaj
  • Romanian: buhai (bull; friction drum)
  • Yiddish: בוהײַ (buhay)

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буга́й (buhájm pers (genitive бугая́, nominative plural бугаї́, genitive plural бугаї́в)

  1. (derogatory, figurative) large, strong man

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