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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic конюхъ (konjuxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *koňuxъ. By surface analysis, конь (konʹ) +‎ -ух (-ux).

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Noun

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ко́нюх (kónjuxm anim (genitive ко́нюха, nominative plural ко́нюхи, genitive plural ко́нюхов)

  1. groom, stableman, hostler (person at an inn who looks after horses)
  2. European buzzard (Buteo buteo)

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References

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  • Kiparsky, Valentin (1975) Russische historische Grammatik. Band III: Entwicklung des Wortschatzes (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 263