Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mongolic; compare Kalmyk мөрн (mörn, horse).

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Noun

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ме́рин (mérinm anim or m inan (genitive ме́рина, nominative plural ме́рины, genitive plural ме́ринов)

  1. gelding
  2. (slang) Mercedes (car)

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мерин”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mongolic.

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Noun

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ме́рин (mérynm animal (genitive ме́рина, nominative plural ме́рини, genitive plural ме́ринів)

  1. gelding

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