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обезьяна

обезьяна

Nivkh

Noun

обезьяна (obez’jana)

  1. (zoology) monkey

Synonyms


Russian

Обезьяна

Etymology

From Old East Slavic обезьꙗна (obezĭjana), possibly from Persian بوزینه (buzine, simian).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbʲɪˈzʲjanə]

Noun

обезья́на (obezʹjána) f anim (genitive обезья́ны, nominative plural обезья́ны, genitive plural обезья́н)

  1. monkey, ape

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References

  • Fasmer, Maks (1972), обезьяна”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume III, translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress, page 98
  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), обезьяна”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 584