Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From бурдюг (burdjuh, small dwelling), which may be a variation on бурдю́к (burdjúk, waterskin), itself from Crimean Tatar [Term?]. Cognate with Bulgarian борде́й (bordéj) and Romanian bordei.

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Noun edit

бурде́й (burdéjm inan (genitive бурде́я, nominative plural бурде́ї, genitive plural бурде́їв)

  1. hovel, hut
  2. (Canada) a Ukrainian-Canadian vernacular dwelling roughly equivalent to an Anglo-Canadian sod house or log cabin or a French-Canadian caveau

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