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Etymology

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Inherited Old East Slavic ръзати (rŭzati), from Proto-Slavic *rъzati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewǵ-. Cognate with Czech ržát.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ржать (ržatʹimpf (perfective заржа́ть)

  1. to neigh
    ло́шадь ржётlóšadʹ ržota horse neighs
  2. (figuratively, low colloquial) to laugh
    ржу!ržu!lol!

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