Russian

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Etymology 1

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Probably related to тук (tuk, fat, lard), тыть (tytʹ, тучнеть, to grow stout/fat, to put on flesh) as Russian кры́ша (krýša, roof) related to Russian крыть (krytʹ, to cover, to roof). Alternatively related to ту́хнуть (túxnutʹ).

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ту́ша (túšaf inan (genitive ту́ши, nominative plural ту́ши, genitive plural туш, diminutive ту́шка)

  1. carcass
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) hulk; fat man's body, bulk
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References

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

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Noun

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ту́ша (túšam inan

  1. genitive singular of туш (tuš)

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Participle

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туша́ (tušá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of туши́ть (tušítʹ)