Russian edit

Etymology edit

кипяти́ть (kipjatítʹ) +‎ -о́к (-ók)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kʲɪpʲɪˈtok]
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Noun edit

кипято́к (kipjatókm inan (genitive кипятка́, nominative plural кипятки́, genitive plural кипятко́в)

  1. boiling water
    Перепел падал, как ошпаренный кипятком.
    Perepel padal, kak ošparennyj kipjatkom.
    The quail fell down as if scalded with boiling water.
    • P. Yershov, The Humpback Horse :
      Я кончаюсь, Горбунок: Царь велит мне в кипяток!
      Ja končajusʹ, Gorbunok: Carʹ velit mne v kipjatok!
      I'm going to be ended, Humpback: The king orders me [to dive] into boiling water!
  2. (specifically) hot water served as a hot beverage
  3. (rare, colloquial) water that was boiled and then cooled to room temperature, as for example to make nonpotable tapwater be potable.
  4. (colloquial) a hot-tempered person

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