Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃʊlʲˈɦa]
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šulьga (someone with their right hand chopped off; leftie) from Proto-Indo-European *kseul, *kseoul from Proto-Indo-European *kes-, *kos-, *ks-.[1]

Noun

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шульга́ (šulʹhám pers or f pers (genitive шульги́, nominative plural шу́льги, genitive plural шульг)

  1. Left arm or leg.
  2. Left-handed person.
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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шульга́ (šulʹháf inan (genitive шульги́, uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) mistletoe
    Synonym: оме́ла (oméla)
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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “шульга”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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