разгильдяй

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Etymology edit

Per Vasmer, formed like разгуля́й (razguljáj, fun place), растрепа́й (rastrepáj, ragamuffin), etc.; possibly based in гиль (gilʹ, confusion). Per Trubachev, however, quoting Popov, derived from Tatar уразгильды (urazgil’dı), уразгильдей (urazgil’dey), also разгильдей (razgil’dey), разгильдяй (razgil’dyay).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rəzɡʲɪlʲˈdʲæj]

Noun edit

разгильдя́й (razgilʹdjájm anim (genitive разгильдя́я, nominative plural разгильдя́и, genitive plural разгильдя́ев, feminine разгильдя́йка)

  1. slob

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