папуга

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • папꙋ́га (papúha)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاپاغان (papağan), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).[1] Cognate with Lithuanian papūga, Polish papuga.

In Belarusian, displaced by Russian попуга́й (popugáj).

Noun

папуга • (papuha) f anim (related adjective папу́жїй)

  1. parrot

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: папу́га (papúha)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), папуга”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 285

Further reading

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2005), папуга”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 24 (паприца – побужоный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 3

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian папу́га (papúha), from Ottoman Turkish پاپاغان (papağan), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈpuɦɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

папу́га • (papúha) m animal or f animal (genitive папу́ги, nominative plural папу́ги, genitive plural папу́г)

  1. parrot

Declension

References

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