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Etymology

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Via Turkic from Arabic مَهْزُولَات f pl (mahzūlāt, refuse, waste), feminine plural of مَهْزُول (mahzūl). Influenced by ма́зать (mázatʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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мазу́т (mazútm inan (genitive мазу́та, nominative plural мазу́ты, genitive plural мазу́тов, relational adjective мазу́тный)

  1. mazut, fuel oil

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Descendants

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мазут”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2007), “мазут”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), number 10 (М), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN, page 22
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “мазут”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “мазут”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka