скука
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skuka. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ску́чити, ску̑чи̑м (“to press, put in a predicament”), Slovene skúčati (“to whine, to squeal”), Czech skučet, skoukat (“to howl, to whine”), Slovak skučаť (“to whine, squeal, whistle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ску́ка • (skúka) f inan (genitive ску́ки, uncountable)