Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic истуканъ (istukanŭ), past passive participle of истукати (istukati, to carve); compare ту́кать (túkatʹ, to hit).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

истука́н (istukánm inan (genitive истука́на, nominative plural истука́ны, genitive plural истука́нов)

  1. idol, statue
    стоя́ть как истука́нstojátʹ kak istukánstand there like a stuffed dummy
  2. (figurative) sedentary, insensate person

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Further reading edit

  • истукан in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru