Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smǫglъ, the past participle of *smǫgnǫti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsmuɡɫɨj]
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Adjective

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сму́глый (smúglyj)

  1. dark, dark-skinned, swarthy (of complexion or skin colour/color)

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смуглый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Gunnar Herne, Die slavischen Farbenbenennungen, Uppsala, 1954, 62ff.